--- 1/draft-ietf-ippm-reporting-mib-01.txt 2006-02-04 23:46:23.000000000 +0100 +++ 2/draft-ietf-ippm-reporting-mib-02.txt 2006-02-04 23:46:23.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ Network Working Group E. Stephan/J. Jewitt Internet Draft France Telecom R&D - Document: draft-ietf-ippm-reporting-mib-01.txt November 2002 + Document: draft-ietf-ippm-reporting-mib-02.txt March 1st, 2003 IPPM reporting MIB Status of this Memo This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026 [1]. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other @@ -30,56 +30,54 @@ designed for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, this MIB specifies the objects used for managing the results of the IPPM metrics measures, for pushing alarms, and for reporting the measures results. Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................3 2. The IPPM Framework..........................................3 - 3. The IPPM Framework..........................................3 - 4. The SNMP Management Framework...............................4 - 5. Overview....................................................6 - 5.1. Textual Conventions.........................................7 - 5.2. Structure of the MIB........................................9 - 5.3. Row identification in an application namespace.............11 - 5.4. Relationship of IPPM MIB tables............................12 - 6. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB conceptual presentation.................16 - 6.1. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB diagram.................................16 - 6.2. Conceptual programming interface...........................17 - 6.3. SNMP mapping...............................................17 - 7. Measurement architectures..................................18 - 7.1. Proxy architecture.........................................18 - 7.2. Reporting architecture.....................................19 - 7.3. Gateway architecture.......................................21 - 7.4. Security...................................................21 - 8. Reporting mode integration with the control and test - protocols................................................22 - 8.1. Integration................................................22 - 8.2. Setup of the measure.......................................22 - 8.3. Setup of the measurement report............................23 - 8.4. Writing the measurement results in the IPPM-REPORTING - MIB......................................................23 - 8.5. Report download and upload.................................24 - 8.6. Default value..............................................24 - 9. Definition.................................................25 - 10. Security Considerations....................................58 - 10.1. Privacy.....................................................58 - 10.2. Measurement aspects.........................................58 - 10.3. Management aspects..........................................59 - 11. Document management........................................60 - 11.1. Open issues.................................................60 - 11.2. changes since release 00....................................60 - 12. References.................................................61 - 13. Acknowledgments............................................63 - 14. Authors Addresses..........................................63 + 3. The SNMP Management Framework...............................3 + 4. Overview....................................................5 + 4.1. Textual Conventions.........................................6 + 4.2. Structure of the MIB........................................8 + 4.3. Row identification in an application namespace.............10 + 4.4. Relationship of IPPM MIB tables............................11 + 5. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB conceptual presentation.................15 + 5.1. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB diagram.................................15 + 5.2. Conceptual programming interface...........................16 + 5.3. SNMP mapping...............................................16 + 6. Measurement architectures..................................17 + 6.1. Proxy architecture.........................................17 + 6.2. Reporting architecture.....................................18 + 6.3. Gateway architecture.......................................20 + 6.4. Security...................................................20 + 7. Reporting mode integration.................................21 + 7.1. Integration................................................21 + 7.2. Setup of the measure.......................................21 + 7.3. Setup of the measurement report............................22 + 7.4. Writing the results in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB..............22 + 7.5. Report download and upload.................................23 + 7.6. Default value..............................................23 + 8. Definition.................................................24 + 9. Security Considerations....................................67 + 9.1. Privacy....................................................67 + 9.2. Measurement aspects........................................67 + 9.3. Management aspects.........................................68 + 10. Document management........................................69 + 10.1. Open issues.................................................69 + 10.2. changes since release 00....................................69 + 10.3. Changes since release 01....................................70 + 11. References.................................................72 + 12. Acknowledgments............................................73 + 13. Authors Addresses..........................................73 1. Introduction This memo defines a MIB for managing measures based upon the IP performance metrics specified by the IPPM Working Group. The definition of objects in the IPPM MIB are built on notions introduced and discussed in the IPPM Framework document, RFC 2330 [ii]. This memo defines a Management Information Base (MIB), and as such it is intended to be respectful of the "Boilerplate for IETF MIBs" @@ -99,67 +97,51 @@ A set of standardized metrics which conform to this framework: The IPPM Metrics for Measuring Connectivity, RFC 2678 [iii]; The One-way Delay Metric for IPPM, RFC 2679 [iv]; The One-way Packet Loss Metric for IPPM, RFC 2680 [v]; The Round-trip Delay Metric for IPPM, RFC 2681 [vi]. Emerging metrics that are being specified in respect of this framework. - 3. The IPPM Framework - - The IPPM Framework consists in 3 major components: - - A general framework for defining performance metrics, described - in the Framework for IP Performance Metrics, RFC 2330 [2]; - - A set of standardized metrics which conform to this framework: - The IPPM Metrics for Measuring Connectivity, RFC 2678 [3]; The One- - way Delay Metric for IPPM, RFC 2679 [4]; The One-way Packet Loss - Metric for IPPM, RFC 2680 [5]; The Round-trip Delay Metric for IPPM, - RFC 2681 [6]. - - Emerging metrics that are being specified in respect of this - framework. - - 4. The SNMP Management Framework + 3. The SNMP Management Framework The SNMP Management Framework consists of five major components: - An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [7]. + An overall architecture, described in RFC 2571 [6]. Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for the purpose of management. The first version of this Structure of Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1 and described in STD 16, - RFC 1155 [8], STD 16, RFC 1212 [9] and RFC 1215 [10]. The second - version, called SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [11], STD 58, - RFC 2579 [12] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [13]. + RFC 1155 [7], STD 16, RFC 1212 [8] and RFC 1215 [9]. The second + version, called SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [10], STD 58, + RFC 2579 [11] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [12]. Message protocols for transferring management information. The first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and - described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [14]. A second version of the SNMP + described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [13]. A second version of the SNMP message protocol, which is not an Internet standards track protocol, - is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901 [15] and RFC 1906 [16]. + is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901 [14] and RFC 1906 [15]. The third version of the message protocol is called SNMPv3 and - described in RFC 1906 [16], RFC 2572 [17] and RFC 2574 [18]. + described in RFC 1906 [15], RFC 2572 [16] and RFC 2574 [17]. Protocol operations for accessing management information. The first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is - described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [14]. A second set of protocol - operations and associated PDU formats is described in RFC 1905 [19]. + described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [13]. A second set of protocol + operations and associated PDU formats is described in RFC 1905 [18]. - A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [20] and - the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2575 [21]. + A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [19] and + the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2575 [20]. A more detailed introduction to the current SNMP Management Framework - can be found in RFC 2570 [22]. + can be found in RFC 2570 [21]. Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the SMI. This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2. A MIB conforming to the SMIv1 can be produced through the appropriate translations. The resulting translated MIB must be semantically equivalent, except where objects or events are omitted because no translation is possible (use of Counter64). Some machine readable @@ -172,21 +154,21 @@ the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the subset of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) defined in the SMI. In particular, each object type is named by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER, an administratively assigned name. The object type together with an object instance serves to uniquely identify a specific instantiation of the object. For human convenience, we often use a textual string, termed the descriptor, to refer to the object type. - 5. Overview + 4. Overview Although the number of measurement devices that implement IPPM metrics is growing, there is not currently any standardized management interface to manage remotely the measurement of these metrics. This memo defines a Management Information Base for managing the measurement of IPPM metrics. To permit metrics to be referenced by other MIBs and other protocols, the IPPM WG has defined a registry of the current metrics and a framework for the integration of future metrics in the [IPPM metrics @@ -194,22 +176,21 @@ As the specification of new metrics is a continuous process, this memo defines a framework for the integration of the future standardized metrics. To address future needs specialized tables may be created, while augmenting the definition of the ippmMeasureTable. The MIB architecture is inspired by the RMON model [xxiii],[xxiv] which specifies the MIB for the monitoring of a single point of measure. The IPPM-REPORTING-MIB differs from this model in that IPPM metrics measurement involves several points of measure and requires - common references for time and for measure identification. The IPPM- - REPORTING-MIB defines an absolute timeFilter. + common references for time and for measure identification. The IPPM-REPORTING-MIB introduces a framework where each application identifies its measures in an owner namespace. Using the namespace framework, an application may grant other owners access to its measurement results for aggregated metrics computation, reporting, or alarming. Different architectures may be used to perform metric measurements, using a control protocol and a test protocol. Different control frameworks are suitable for performing measurements. The memo lists @@ -222,27 +203,27 @@ control protocols and test protocols. It addresses the need to provide access to results for the applications. Moreover, it may be used to reduce the number of control frameworks. This MIB is intended to handle multiple concurrent sessions by SNMP applications. However, the SNMP requests are not necessarily to be handled explicitly by the measurement devices, but can be sent to middleware performing an aggregation function. This allows for continuous collection of measurements and statistics computation. - 5.1. Textual Conventions + 4.1. Textual Conventions - Four types of data are introduced as a textual convention in this - document: TypeP, GMTTimeStamp, IppmStandardMetrics and + Five types of data are introduced as a textual convention in this + document: TypeP, TypePaddress, GMTTimeStamp, IppmStandardMetrics and IppmReportDefinition. - 5.1.1. Packet of type P + 4.1.1. TypeP and TypePaddress Section 13 of the IPPM framework [2] introduces the generic notion of a "packet of type P" because in some contexts the metric's value depends on the type of the packets involved in the metric. In the definition of a metric, the type P will be explicitly defined, partially defined, or left generic. Measurement of metrics defined with generic type P are made specific when performing actual measurements. This naming convention serves as an important reminder that one must be conscious of the exact type of traffic being measured. @@ -251,69 +232,70 @@ the capability to finely and unambiguously configure the type P of the packets, and the parameters of the protocol suites of the type P. RMON2 introduced the concept of protocol identifiers. RFC2895 [xxv] specifies a macro for the definition of protocol identifier. The RFC2896 [xxvi] defines the protocol identifiers for different protocol encapsulation trees. The type P implementation relies on the MACRO PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER defined for identifying protocol suites in RMON2. It is achieved by - defining the TypeP as a new syntax in SMIv2 TEXTUAL-CONVENTION. + defining the TypeP and the TypePaddress as new syntax in SMIv2 + TEXTUAL-CONVENTION. - 5.1.1.1. Internet addresses + 4.1.1.1. Internet addresses The section 14 of the IPPM framework defines (for the usual case of a unidirectional path through the Internet) the term "Src" and "Dst". "Src" denotes the IP address of the beginning of the path, and "Dst" denotes the IP address of the end. The section 3 of the RMON PI Reference specifies the Protocol - Identifier Encoding rules which consists briefly in a recursive + Identifier Encoding rules, which consists briefly in a recursive length value format. "Src" and "Dst" are protocol identifier parameters. Their values are encoded in separated fields using the - protocol identifier encoding rule, but without trailing parameters. + encoding rules of the protocol identifier, but without trailing + parameters. The packet encapsulation defined in an instance of TypeP embeds the format of "Src" and "Dst" and their values. The type and value of - these addresses depend on the type P of the packet, IP version 4, V6, - IP in IP... Both participate in the completion of the packet + these addresses depend on the type P of the packet, IP version 4, + IPV6, IP in IP... Both participate in the completion of the packet encoding. Examples: RFC2896 defines the protocol identifiers ip and ipip4. Should there be an Internet tunnel end-point of the IP address 192.168.1.1 in the tunnel 128.2.6.7. the TypeP of the source address of the tunnel, Src, - is 8.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.17.2.0.0 (ip.ipip4). The trailer 2.0.0 in the - TypeP indicates that there are 2 parameters. In the IPPM context - these 2 parameters are provided in Src, which has the value - 10.4.192.168.1.1.4.128.2.6.7. + is 'ip.ipip4'. The encoding of 'ip.ipip4' using the RFC2895 rules + adds a trailer 2.0.0. It means that an instance of this protocol + identifier has 2 parameters, which values will be set only when + implemented. In the IPPM TypeP context these 2 parameters are + provided in Src (or Dst). In the current example the value of Src is + "192.168.1.1 128.2.6.7". - 5.1.2. GMTTimeStamp + 4.1.2. GMTTimeStamp This textual convention defines the time at which an event occurred. It is very similar to the NTP timestamp format except that it represents the time elapsed since January 1st, 2000 instead of January 1st, 1900. - 5.1.3. IppmStandardMetrics + 4.1.3. IppmStandardMetrics Each standard metric is identified in the IPPM-METRICS-REGISTRY under - the node rfc in a chronological order. To permit several metrics to - be performed in a single measure there is an need to describe in a - bit string the metrics to be performed, granted... This textual - convention defines an octet string that gathered in a bit string a - sequence of bits. The bit order corresponds to the order of the - metrics identifiers in the registry. + the node rfc in a chronological order. This textual convention + defines an octet string to permit several metrics to be performed in + a single measure. - 5.1.4. Report definition + 4.1.4. Report definition A report consists of sending, or logging, a subset of results of measurements that have been taken over a period of time. The report consists of actions that are taken on the measurement results. An action is performed either: + For each result + On the results corresponding to a measurement cycle + On the results available at the measurement completion. @@ -343,160 +325,160 @@ + A basic report is defined in the object ippmReportSetupDefinition; + More elaborate reports are described using a metric threshold to generate alarms and events. + Pushing of alarms and reports requires a management station address to which the data will be sent. + SLA alarms are described using an events duration threshold. The TEXTUAL-CONVENTION IppmReportDefinition specifies the list of events and actions that are used to create a report. - 5.2. Structure of the MIB + 4.2. Structure of the MIB The MIB is arranged as follow: + + - ippmNotifications + - ippmOwnersGroup - ippmSystemGroup - ippmMeasureGroup - ippmHistoryGroup - ippmNetworkMeasureGroup - - ippmAggregatedMeasureGroup + - ippmAggrMeasureGroup - ippmReportGroup + 4.2.1. The ippmOwners Group - - ippmNotifications - - 5.2.1. The ippmOwners Group This group identifies an owner, or group of owners that have access to measurements on a probe. - 5.2.2. The ippmSystem Group + 4.2.2. The ippmSystem Group This group consists of a set of parameters describing the clock synchronization at a particular point of measure over time. This group is critical to the implementation of the IPPM MIB. Section 6.3. of the IPPM Framework states that "Those who develop such measurement methodologies should strive to: + Minimize their uncertainties/errors, + Understand and document the sources of uncertainty/error, and + Quantify the amounts of uncertainty/error." The aim of this group is to have these values available to compute reliable statistics. The implementation of this group is mandatory, whether the time synchronization is automatic or not. - 5.2.3. The ippmMeasureGroup + 4.2.3. The ippmMeasureGroup This group displays all the measures configured on the measurement entity. It consists of the ippmMetricsTable and ippmMeasureTable. The ippmMeasureTable holds the common part of a measure, while the specific parameters are handled in the corresponding auxiliary table - (ippmNetworkMeasure, ippmAggregatedMeasureTable...) . + (ippmNetworkMeasure, ippmAggrMeasureTable...) . The measurement entity describes in the ippmMetricsTable of the SNMP agent the local implementation of the standardized metrics. All standardized metrics should be displayed in this table, with the capability object defining whether the metric is implemented or not. The control protocol registers a description of the existing measures in the ippmMeasureTable and in the auxiliary measure tables. The ippmMeasureTable table is read-create, but only allows for the creation of "aggregated" measures when defined in conjunction with - the ippmAggregatedMeasureTable. Network measures are not allowed to - be created directly by the management entity, and as such the measure + the ippmAggrMeasureTable. Network measures are not allowed to be + created directly by the management entity, and as such the measure table values for these measures should be display only. The results of the measurements are logged in the ippmHistoryTable. - 5.2.4. The ippmNetworkMeasure Group - + 4.2.4. The ippmNetworkMeasure Group The control protocol registers a description of the existing network measures in the ippmNetworkMeasureTable and in the ippmMeasureTable. This group displays the network measures defined by the control protocol. The results are saved in the ippmHistoryTable. ippmNetworkMeasureTable is an auxiliary table of ippmMeasureTable, and is responsible for the configuration of the network measure. - 5.2.5. The ippmAggregatedMeasure Group + 4.2.5. The ippmAggrMeasure Group - ippmAggregatedMeasureTable is an auxiliary table of ippmMeasureTable, - and is responsible for the consolidation of the results previously + ippmAggrMeasureTable is an auxiliary table of ippmMeasureTable, and + is responsible for the consolidation of the results previously measured and saved in the ippmHistoryTable. The aggregated results are saved in the ippmHistoryTable and may be used for higher aggregated measures. - 5.2.6. The Report Group + 4.2.6. The Report Group This group displays the existing reports of the measures collected. ippmReportSetupTable is an auxiliary table of ippmMeasureTable, and is responsible for the configuration of the reports. The reports are saved in the ippmReportTable, or sent directly to the applications. - 5.2.7. The Notification Group + 4.2.7. The Notification Group The Notification group specifies a list of valid notifications. They are used to push alarms or reports to the applications. - 5.3. Row identification in an application namespace + 4.3. Row identification in an application namespace The control protocol or the test protocol adds rows in the namespace of the corresponding measure. An identifier of an instance of an object is defined as a list of objects in the clause INDEX. An object instance identifier in an owner namespace is defined as a list of objects in the clause INDEX - where the first object type is OwnerString. + where the first object type is IppmOwnerString. As the OBJECT IDENTIFIER, which identifies the instance, begins with the owner value, the remaining values of the index fields may be chosen independently from one namespace to another. This allows the user to choose arbitrary values for the remaining fields of the INDEX clause without checking that the values of these fields exists in the MIB tables. This allows the owner to use the same values across MIB implementations. Thus, it avoids polling to determine the next free index. Also, as a consequence, two applications will never find the same free index value. The usage of owner namespace increases the speed of the management operations while reducing bandwidth consumption and CPU load in the agents and applications. Measurements are requested by management applications. An instance of an object managed by a management station is identified by the - management station OwnerString and the private index provided by the - MS. + management station IppmOwnerString and the private index provided by + the MS. As the MS manages its private range of indices, it simply chooses one when it wishes to create a new control entry. For the same reason, the setup of a measure on several points of measures consists of simply sending the same copy of the measure setup to the different points of measures involved. - 5.4. Relationship of IPPM MIB tables + 4.4. Relationship of IPPM MIB tables There is inherently a relationship between various tables in the IPPM Mib, and as such, the data integrity must be assured. This relationship is depicted in the following examples. - 5.4.1. Relationship between the Owners Table and the Measure Table + 4.4.1. Relationship between the Owners Table and the Measure Table The owners table contains the list of "owners" that can create and activate remote IPPM measurements in an agent. As the table is "Read/Create", these users and their associated "access" rights on metric measurements can be directly configured. It is recommended to make use of "view based access control" in order to restrict access to this table. For example, the master user "acme" may be given "write" privileges on the ippmOwnersTable, whereas all others are restricted to "read" access. The user "acme" can then setup the list of other users that have @@ -498,39 +480,41 @@ is recommended to make use of "view based access control" in order to restrict access to this table. For example, the master user "acme" may be given "write" privileges on the ippmOwnersTable, whereas all others are restricted to "read" access. The user "acme" can then setup the list of other users that have access to measures. There must be at least 1 owner in the owners table. This owner may be either setup by default by the IPPM agent, or configured as stated above. + An owner may have multiple corresponding entries in the measure table. Each entry in the measure table must be associated with one, and only one, entry in the owners table. That is to say, that a defined measure may NOT have multiple owners. Thus, we have a 1:N relationship between the owners table and the measure table. +---------------------+ +---------------------------+ - + ippmOwnersTable + + ippmMeasureTable + + | ippmOwnersTable | | ippmMeasureTable | +---------------------+ 1:N +---------------------------+ - + OwnersOwner: "Acme" +--------------+ Measure Owner: "Acme" + - + ..... + + Measure Name:"OneWayDelay"+ - + "Foo" + +...... + - + + + Measure Owner: "Foo" + - +---------------------+ + Measure Name: "PacketLoss"+ - +---------------------------+ + | OwnersOwner: "Acme" |--------------| Measure Owner: "Acme" | + | "Foo" | | Measure Name:"OneWayDelay"| + | . | |...... | + | . | | Measure Owner: "Foo" | + | . | | Measure Name: "PacketLoss"| + | | | Measure Owner: "Foo" | + +---------------------+ +---------------------------+ - 5.4.2. Relationship between the Measure Table and the Network Measure + 4.4.2. Relationship between the Measure Table and the Network Measure Table/Aggregated Measure Table The network measure table and the aggregated measure table can be seen as logical "extensions" to the measure table. The measure table contains information that is common to both types of measurements. The information found in the Network Measure Table and the Aggregated Measure Table is specific to each type of measure. As the network measure table is read-only, entries in this table must be populated by the agent upon startup. @@ -549,73 +533,73 @@ "owner" (B), then "owner" (B) must grant "owner" (A) access to his measures. This can be done in the resultsharing table. Even though the Measure Table is read-create, an "owner" should only be able to create, or modify entries in the measure table that correspond to aggregated measure types. Should an "owner" attempt to update an entry in the measure table that corresponds to an entry in the network measure table, than access should be denied. +---------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ - + ippmMeasureTable + + ippmNetworkMeasureTable + + | ippmMeasureTable | | ippmNetworkMeasureTable | +---------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ - + Measure Owner: "Acme" + + MeasureSrc: "Src1" + - + Measure Name:"OneWayDelay + ---+ MeasureDst: "Dst1" + - + ....... + + ........ + - + Measure Owner: "Foo" + + MeasureSrc: "Src2" + - + Measure Name: "PacketLoss"+ + MeasureDst: "Dst2" + - + + +----------------------------------+ - + + - + + +----------------------------------+ - + + + ippmAggregatedMeasureTable + - + + +----------------------------------+ - + Measure Owner: "Acme" + + AMHistoryOwner: "Foo" + - + Measure Name: "AvgPLoss" + ---+ AMHistoryMetric: "PacketLoss" + + | Measure Owner: "Acme" | | MeasureSrc: "Src1" | + | Measure Name:"OneWayDelay | ---| MeasureDst: "Dst1" | + | ....... | | ........ | + | Measure Owner: "Foo" | | MeasureSrc: "Src2" | + | Measure Name: "PacketLoss"| | MeasureDst: "Dst2" | + | | +----------------------------------+ + | | + | | +----------------------------------+ + | | | ippmAggrMeasureTable | + | | +----------------------------------+ + | Measure Owner: "Acme" | | AMHistoryOwner: "Foo" | + | Measure Name: "AvgPLoss" | ---| AMHistoryMetric: "PacketLoss" | +---------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ - +---------------------------------+ +--------------------------+ - + ippmResultSharingTable + + ippmHistoryTable + - + + + (ex: with OWPL values) + - +---------------------------------+ +--------------------------+ - + SharingOwner: "Foo" + + Idx: Meas. Owner"Foo " + - + SharingMeasureOwner:"PacketLoss"+ + Measure Index: 1 + - + + + Metrix Indx: 12 + - + SharingGrantedOwner: "Acme" + + + - +---------------------------------+ + HistorySqceNdx: 1 + - + GMTTimeStampValue + - + Value: 5 + - +------------------------- + - + Idx: Meas. Owner "Foo" + - + Mesure Index: 1 + - + Metric Index: 12 + - + HistorySqceNdx: 2 + - + GMTTimeStampValue + - + Value: 15 + - + Idx: Meas. "Acme" + - + Measure Index: 3 + - + Metric Index: 14 + - + HistorySqceNdx: 1 + - + GMTTimeStampValue + - + Value: 10 + - +--------------------------+ + +---------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ + | ippmHistoryTable | | ippmResultSharingTable | + | (ex: with OWPL values) | | | + +---------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ + | Idx: Meas. Owner"Foo " | | SharingOwner: "Foo" | + | Measure Index: 1 | | SharingMeasureOwner:"PacketLoss"| + | Metrix Indx: 12 | | | + | | | SharingGrantedOwner: "Acme" | + | HistorySqceNdx: 1 | +----------------------------------+ + | GMTTimeStampValue | + | Value: 5 | + +---------------------------+ + | Idx: Meas. Owner "Foo" | + | Mesure Index: 1 | + | Metric Index: 12 | + | HistorySqceNdx: 2 | + | GMTTimeStampValue | + | Value: 15 | + | Idx: Meas. "Acme" | + | Measure Index: 3 | + | Metric Index: 14 | + | HistorySqceNdx: 1 | + | GMTTimeStampValue | + | Value: 10 | + +---------------------------+ As the aggregated measure table essentially "inherits" from the measure table, one can not create an entry is this table without first creating an entry in the measure table. Likewise, one can not delete an entry in the measure table without first deleting the corresponding row in the aggregated measure table. This logic ensures that there are no "orphaned" table entries in the aggregated measure table. - 6. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB conceptual presentation + 5. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB conceptual presentation - 6.1. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB diagram + 5.1. IPPM-REPORTING-MIB diagram Conceptual view of objects configured using the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB +--------------------------------------------------------+ | IPPM-REPORTING-MIB entity | | | | +---------------------+ +-------------------+ | | | | | | | | | Measure scheduler | | Result storage | | | | | | | | @@ -650,75 +634,75 @@ |GetMeasureResults | |GetMeasureMetricResults | |-------------------| |------------------------| | | | owner | | owner | | privateNdx | | privateNdx | | metric | +-------------------+ +------------------------+ The managed objects of the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB are the measures and the results. - 6.2. Conceptual programming interface + 5.2. Conceptual programming interface This section describes a conceptual programming interface for the integration of the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB in a point of measure. - 6.2.1. Measure control + 5.2.1. Measure control A measure is created/deleted/suspended through the ControlMeasure() call. - 6.2.2. Result log + 5.2.2. Result log A result of a measure is created in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History table using a CreateResult() call. Results belonging to a measure are managed according to the setup of the measure. - 6.2.3. Reporting + 5.2.3. Reporting Results are reported using the method GetResult(), GetMeasureMetricResults() and GetMeasureResults() respectively to get a singleton result, the singleton result of a metric measure, and finally to get the singleton result of a measure. - 6.2.4. Logical calls + 5.2.4. Logical calls Objects are managed using 5 main primitives: controlMeasure(); CreateResult(); GetResult(); GetMeasureMetricResults(); GetMeasureResults(). - 6.3. SNMP mapping + 5.3. SNMP mapping ControlMeasure() corresponds to a SNMP set-request on a conceptual row of ippmMeasureEntry and on a conceptual row of ippmNetworkMeasureEntry. CreateResult() is a internal interface for adding measure results in the ippmHistoryTable. GetResult() corresponds to an SNMP get-request on a result. GetMeasureMetricResults() corresponds to a SNMP walk on the results of a metric measure subtree. GetMeasureResults() corresponds to a SNMP walk on the results of a measure subtree. - 7. Measurement architectures + 6. Measurement architectures There are four main measurement architectures. - 7.1. Proxy architecture + 6.1. Proxy architecture +----+ +----+ |NMS1| |NMS2| +----+ +----+ ^ ^ | | +----------+ +----------+ | | SNMP or Sibling | | @@ -750,25 +734,25 @@ nor on the test protocol. The entities involved in the measurement do not need to implement the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB nor SNMP. This mode allows for lightweight implementation in the point of measure, and also for heterogeneous control protocols to coexist. Finally, the proxy is a checkpoint where measurement activity may be logged, and where access to measurement setups may be tightly controlled. Thus, it provides a reliable architecture to manage the security of a measurement system. - 7.2. Reporting architecture + 6.2. Reporting architecture - In this architecture the SNMP protocol is only used to read the results - of the measurements in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History Table, and also to - inform the NMS that an event has occurred. + In this architecture the SNMP protocol is only used to read the + results of the measurements in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History Table, + and also to inform the NMS that an event has occurred. +----+ +----+ |NMS1| |NMS2| +----+ +----+ ^ ^ ^ ^ | | | | SNMP| SNMP| | | | | | | | | | OWDP | OWDP @@ -784,50 +768,45 @@ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | v v v v v v v v +------------------+ +------------------+ |IPPM-REPORTING-MIB| |IPPM-REPORTING-MIB| | agent | | agent | +------------------+ +------------------+ | Packets-Sender |--OWDP-Test-->| Packets-Receiver | +------------------+ +------------------+ - The activation of a measure by the control protocol or the test protocol - creates a measure in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB Measure table. The table in - question may be not accessible by SNMP. In this case, a list of the - measure identifiers (owner, index) is handled by the measurement - software. + The activation of a measure by the control protocol or the test + protocol creates a measure in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB Measure table. + The table in question may be not accessible by SNMP. In this case, a + list of the measure identifiers (owner, index) is handled by the + measurement software. - Each timestamped result of the measure is logged on the fly in the IPPM- - REPORTING-MIB History table in order to allow read access to the NMSÆs - and event handling. + Each timestamped result of the measure is logged on the fly in the + IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History table in order to allow read access to the + NMSÆs and event handling. On completion, the measurement results are managed according to the measure setup: + + The results may be sent to an NMS using a SNMP Trap PDU or a + SNMP Inform PDU. The NMS may be the sender entity or the control + entity; + + They may be dropped from the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History table. - + The results may be sent to an NMS using a SNMP Trap PDU or - a SNMP Inform PDU. The NMS may be the sender entity or the - control entity; - + They may be dropped from the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB History - table. - - In this mode, it is recommended to use an SNMPv2 Inform PDU to send the - result because it ensures that the entire block of the result is + In this mode, it is recommended to use an SNMPv2 Inform PDU to send + the result because it ensures that the entire block of the result is received. There is no control using SNMP Trap PDU. - Also, in this mode, it is recommended to implement the IPPM-REPORTING- - MIB Measure table in read only in order to allow an NMS to read the - status of their measures. - - 7.3. Gateway architecture + 6.3. Gateway architecture - The gateway architecture combines the proxy mode and the reporting mode. + The gateway architecture combines the proxy mode and the reporting + mode. +-------+ +------+ | NMS1 | | NMS2 | +-------+ +------+ ^ ^ | | SNMP SNMP | | | +----------------------------------------+ | | | @@ -852,184 +831,182 @@ +-------------+---------+ +--------+-------------+ | IPPM- | Packets | |Packets | IPPM | |REPORTING-MIB| Sender | |Receiver|REPORTING-MIB| | agent | |-OWDP-Test->| | agent | +-------------+---------+ +--------+-------------+ The NMS measurement queries are registered in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB scheduler and performed by the control and the test protocol. The NMS directly consults the result in the corresponding points of measure. - 7.4. Security + 6.4. Security The proxy mode provides flexibility and control of the access to the - points of measure, while allowing lightweight control protocol and test - protocol implementations in the points of measure. Different security - rules may be applied to the NMS domain and to measurement system - domains. + points of measure, while allowing lightweight control protocol and + test protocol implementations in the points of measure. Different + security rules may be applied to the NMS domain and to measurement + system domains. The reporting mode has 2 security domains: + +The control of the measurement setups relies on the control and + the test protocol security mechanisms. + + The control of access to the results depends on the SNMP + security mechanisms. - +The control of the measurement setups relies on the control and the - test protocol security mechanisms. - + The control of access to the results depends on the SNMP security - mechanisms. - - The gateway mode security relies on the security of the proxy mode and - of the reporting mode. + The gateway mode security relies on the security of the proxy mode + and of the reporting mode. - 8. Reporting mode integration with the control and test protocols + 7. Reporting mode integration The IPPM-REPORTING-MIB standardizes the parameters that: + Define the configuration of the IPPM metrics measures; + Define the format of the results of the measure; + Define the report of the IPPM metric measures results. It introduces the concept of owner namespace to allow for fast configuration and reporting across multiple points of measurement. - A measure is a distributed object describing a task to be performed by - the control and the test protocols. A measure is identified by its owner - and its owner index. This identifier is the same in all the points of - measure. As the owner chooses the index, there is no need for - negotiation between the NMS and the points of measure before activating - the measure. + A measure is a distributed object describing a task to be performed + by the control and the test protocols. A measure is identified by its + owner and its owner index. This identifier is the same in all the + points of measure. As the owner chooses the index, there is no need + for negotiation between the NMS and the points of measure before + activating the measure. A measure is primarily defined by its identifier, the metrics to - measure, the description of the end point addresses and the description - of the scheduling of the measure. + measure, the description of the end point addresses and the + description of the scheduling of the measure. - The description of the measure is distributed to the points of measure - involved. The distribution may not be synchronized. + The description of the measure is distributed to the points of + measure involved. The distribution may not be synchronized. - 8.1. Integration + 7.1. Integration - The control protocol, test protocol and the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB share the - same semantic. + The control protocol, test protocol and the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB share + the same semantic. The integration of the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB, and the test and control protocols, relies on the use of the conceptual programming interface described in section 6. It consists in pushing the measure setup/teardown parameters and the result values from the measurement software to the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB agent. - 8.2. Setup of the measure + 7.2. Setup of the measure The creation of the measure consists only in transferring the measure - description from the measurement software to the MIB. The management of - the measure is done using the ControlMeasure(). + description from the measurement software to the MIB. The management + of the measure is done using the ControlMeasure(). The protocol, which provides the parameters of the measure to manage, may be the control protocol of the test protocol. Different frameworks may be used to setup a measure. - 8.2.1. Synchronous setup + 7.2.1. Synchronous setup The control protocol sets up the measure both in the sender and the receiver before the measurement. - 8.2.2. Asynchronous setup + 7.2.2. Asynchronous setup The control protocol sets up the measure only in the sender. In this - case, the receiver has a service already activated (or pending )for the - typeP of the measurement. + case, the receiver has a service already activated (or pending )for + the typeP of the measurement. - As the first test packet includes the description of the measure, it may - differ from regular test packets. If the first test packet is not + As the first test packet includes the description of the measure, it + may differ from regular test packets. If the first test packet is not consistent with the regular test packets, it must not be used for performing metrics measurement. - 8.3. Setup of the measurement report + 7.3. Setup of the measurement report - The report description is an extension to the definition of a measure. - It describes the event and the data to include in the report. A report - is read by an NMS in the ippmReportTable, or pushed to a NMS using a - SNMP Trap PDU, a SNMP Inform PDU, an email, or a SMS. + The report description is an extension to the definition of a + measure. It describes the event and the data to include in the + report. A report is read by an NMS in the ippmReportTable, or pushed + to a NMS using a SNMP Trap PDU, a SNMP Inform PDU, an email, or a + SMS. - The control protocol, or the test protocol, includes the description of - the report in the setup of the measure. + The control protocol, or the test protocol, includes the description + of the report in the setup of the measure. Different types of reports may be combined: + A trivial report defines the results to be saved in the ippmReportTable; - + A basic report defines the host to which the results are - pushed on completion of the measure; + + A basic report defines the host to which the results are pushed + on completion of the measure; + An alarm report defines a threshold on the results of the - measure. A message is sent to a host when the result raises - or fall the threshold; + measure. A message is sent to a host when the result raises or + fall the threshold; + An SLA report defines a threshold on the results of the - measure. The events are filtered using a staircase method. - The report consists in the results of the measure (time and - value) of the filtered events. The reports are sent at each - measure cycle or when the measure completes. + measure. The events are filtered using a staircase method. The + report consists in the results of the measure (time and value) of + the filtered events. The reports are sent at each measure cycle + or when the measure completes. - 8.4. Writing the measurement results in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB + 7.4. Writing the results in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB Results have to be written by the measurement task in the agent implementing the IPPM MIB. Adding the results of a measurement consists in the transfer of the result from the measurement software to the agent. The protocol that - provides the result may be the control protocol, or the test protocol. + provides the result may be the control protocol, or the test + protocol. Writing a result is done using the CreateResult(). - 8.5. Report download and upload + 7.5. Report download and upload A report is read in the ippmReportTable using SNMP, or pushed by the - IPPM_MIB agent using a SNMP Trap PDU, a SNMP Inform PDU, an email or a - SMS. + IPPM_MIB agent using a SNMP Trap PDU, a SNMP Inform PDU, an email or + a SMS. - 8.6. Default value + 7.6. Default value - The default values correspond to Ipv4 best effort. + The default values correspond to IP version 4. - 9. Definition + 8. Definition IPPM-REPORTING-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN IMPORTS MODULE-IDENTITY, NOTIFICATION-TYPE, OBJECT-TYPE, - Integer32, - Counter32 + experimental ,Integer32 FROM SNMPv2-SMI - ippm - FROM IPPM-REGISTRY - OwnerString - FROM RMON-MIB + -- + -- ippm + -- FROM IPPM-REGISTRY + -- InetAddressType, InetAddress FROM INET-ADDRESS-MIB SnmpAdminString FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB - TimeStamp, - TruthValue, RowStatus, StorageType, TEXTUAL-CONVENTION FROM SNMPv2-TC MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP, NOTIFICATION-GROUP FROM SNMPv2-CONF; ippmReportingMib MODULE-IDENTITY LAST-UPDATED "200203171200Z" -- March 17, 2002 ORGANIZATION "France Telecom - R&D" CONTACT-INFO - "Mail : Emile Stephan - France Telecom - R&D, Dpt. CPN + "Emile Stephan + France Telecom - R&D 2, Avenue Pierre Marzin Technopole Anticipa 22307 Lannion Cedex FRANCE Tel: + 33 2 96 05 36 10 E-mail: emile.stephan@francetelecom.com Jessie Jewitt France Telecom - R&D 801 Gateway Blvd. Suit 500 @@ -1029,189 +1006,245 @@ FRANCE Tel: + 33 2 96 05 36 10 E-mail: emile.stephan@francetelecom.com Jessie Jewitt France Telecom - R&D 801 Gateway Blvd. Suit 500 South San Francisco, CA 94080 Tel : 1 650 875-1524 E-mail : jessie.jewitt@rd.francetelecom.com" + DESCRIPTION - " This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with - network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it specifies - the objects used for managing the results of the IPPM metrics measurements, alarms and - reporting the measures results. - " + " This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base + (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based + internets. In particular, it specifies the objects used for + managing the results of the IPPM metrics measurements, alarms and + reporting the measures results." REVISION "200210181200Z" -- 18 October 2002 DESCRIPTION "General cleanup Change 5 tables to read write" - ::= { ippm 2 } + REVISION "200302141200Z" -- 14 February 2003 + DESCRIPTION + "Modifications based upon feedback from IETF-55" + + ::= { experimental 10001 } + + ippm OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { experimental 10000 } + -- -- TEXTUAL-CONVENTION -- + IppmOwnerString ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "An OwnerString, which length is limited to 32." + SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..32)) + TimeUnit ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A list of time units." SYNTAX INTEGER { year(1), month(2), week(3), day(4), hour(5), second(6), - ms(7), - us(8), - ns(9) + millisecond(7), + microsecond(8), + nanosecond(9) } -- -- IppmStandardMetrics ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION " Each standard metric is identified in the IPPM-METRICS- REGISTRY under the node rfc in a chronological order. To permit - several metrics to be performed in a single measure there is an need - to describe in a bit string the metrics to be performed, granted... - This textual convention defines an octet string that gathered in a - bit string a sequence of bits. The bit order corresponds to the order + several metrics to be performed in a single measure there is an + need + to describe in a bit string the metrics to be performed, + granted... + This textual convention defines an octet string that gathered in + a + bit string a sequence of bits. The bit order corresponds to the + order of the metrics identifiers in the registry. - The first bit of the string is not used. + The first bit of the string has the index 0. The index 1 + corresponds to the first metric of the registry + (instantaneousUnidirectionalConnectivity ). Example: - One-way-Delay(6) is identified as the leaf number 6 of the node rfc of the - registry. One-way-Packet-Loss(12) is identified as the leaf number 12 of the node - rfc of the registry. A network measure performing both One-way-Delay(6) and One- - way-Packet-Loss(12) will be described as '0000001000001000'b, '0208'B. - + One-way-Delay(6) is identified as the leaf number 6 of the node + rfc of the + registry. One-way-Packet-Loss(12) is identified as the leaf + number 12 of the node + rfc of the registry. A network measure performing both One-way- + Delay(6) and One- + way-Packet-Loss(12) will be described as '0001000001000000'b, + '1040'B. " SYNTAX OCTET STRING GMTTimeStamp ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The value of the ippmSystemTime object at which a specific occurrence - happened. The specific occurrence must be defined in the description of any object - defined using this type. + "The value of the ippmSystemTime object at which a specific + occurrence happened. The specific occurrence must be defined in + the description of any object defined using this type. field octets contents range ----- ------ -------- ----- 1 1-4 second since 1 Jan 2000 0H00* 0..2^31 - 1 2 5-8 fractional part of the second* 0..2^32 - 1 * the value is in network-byte order - The timestamp format is directly inspired from the NTP timestamp format. - It differs because it counts the second since 1 Jan 2000 0H00 instead of 1 Jan 1900 - 0H00. The most significant bit of the part that represents the second is reserved. It - will wrap in year 2068 (The NTP timestamp will wrap in year 2036). + The timestamp format is directly inspired from the NTP timestamp + format. + It differs because it counts the second since 1 Jan 2000 0H00 + instead of 1 Jan 1900 0H00. The most significant bit of the part + that represents the second is reserved. It will wrap in year 2068 + (The NTP timestamp will wrap in year 2036). - This bit is set to indicate if the fractional part of the second contains a precision - field and a synchronization field as initially proposed in the OWAMP draft. + This bit is set to indicate if the fractional part of the second + contains a precision field and a synchronization field as + initially proposed in the OWAMP draft. When this bit is not set the resolution is maximal. The maximal resolution is close to 250 picoseconds. The precision of the timestamp must be provided in another field. " SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (8)) TypeP ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION - DISPLAY-HINT "1d." STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "This textual convention is used to describe the protocol encapsulation list of a - packet, and is used as the value of the SYNTAX clause for the type of the Src and Dst - of an IPPM measure. The RFC2895 specifies a macro for the definition of protocol - identifiers while its companion document, the RFC2896 defines a set of protocol - identifiers. + "This textual convention is a display string used to describe the + protocol encapsulation list of a packet, and is used as the value + of the SYNTAX clause for the type of the Src and Dst of an IPPM + measure. The RFC2895 specifies a macro named PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER + for the definition of protocol identifiers while its companion + document, the RFC2896 defines a set of protocol identifiers. - Notes: An IPPM TypeP does not differ from RMON2 Protocol identifiers, but TypeP usage - in IPPM MIB differs from Protocol identifier usage in RMON2. A IPPM measure is active, - so generally TypeP does not describe the link layer (i.e. ether2...). Valid Internet - packets are sent from Src to Dst. Then the choice of the link layer relies on the - Internet stack. + TypeP is defined as a display string. It consists in a list of + dot separated protocol names. Each protocol name has been + previously defined using the macro PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER of the RFC + 2895. - For example, the RFC2896 defines the protocol identifier - '16.0.0.0.1.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.6.0.0.0.23.3.0.0.0' which represents ether2.ip.tcp.telnet - and the protocol identifier 16.0.0.0.1.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.4.0.0.0.17.3.0.0.0 which stands - for ether2.ip.ipip4.udp. The corresponding TypeP are - '12.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.6.0.0.0.23.3.0.0.0' (ip.tcp.telnet) and - 12.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.4.0.0.0.17.3.0.0.0 (ip.ipip4.udp)." - SYNTAX OCTET STRING + Examples: + The RFC2896 defines the protocol identifiers 'ether2', 'ip', + 'ipip4', 'udp', 'tcp', 'telnet'... + + The TypeP of the source address corresponding to telnet is the + string 'ip.tcp.telnet'. + + The TypeP of the source address corresponding to UDP packets sent + in an IP tunnel is the string 'ip.ipip4.udp'. + + Notes: + An IPPM measure is active, so generally a TypeP value does not + describe the link layer (i.e. ether2...). Valid Internet packets + are sent from Src to Dst. Then the choice of the link layer + relies on the Internet stack." + SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255)) + + TypePaddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION + DISPLAY-HINT "255a" + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "This textual convention is a Display string used to describe the + parameters of the protocol encapsulation list of a packet, + basically the address. + + TypePaddress is defined as a display string. It consists in a + list of space separated parameter list. Each parameter in the + list corresponds a parameter of a PROTOCOL-IDENTIFIER of the + TypeP. + Example: + The TypeP 'ip.ipip4' has 2 parameters. A valid TypePaddress value + is '192.168.1.1 128.2.6.7'." + SYNTAX OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255)) IppmReportDefinition ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "IppmReportDefinition is intended to be used for describing the report - resulting from a measurement. By default, all the results of a measure belong to the - report of this measure. + "IppmReportDefinition is intended to be used for describing the + report resulting from a measurement. By default, all the results of a + measure belong to the report of this measure. - The first step of the report definition sets up triggers on the value of the - measure, and on the distribution over time of the events generated by these triggers. + The first step of the report definition sets up triggers on the value + of the measure, and on the distribution over time of the events + generated by these triggers. - The resulting measures corresponding to an event are reported periodically, - or sent in alarms as soon as the event occurs. + The resulting measures corresponding to an event are reported + periodically, or sent in alarms as soon as the event occurs. The end of the description describes housekeeping tasks. An action is performed if the corresponding bit is set to 1. onSingleton(1): - The actions are performed each time a new result of the measure occurs. + The actions are performed each time a new result of the measure + occurs. onMeasureCycle(2): - The actions are performed on the results of the measure at the end of each cycle of - measure. + The actions are performed on the results of the measure at the end of + each cycle of measure. onMeasureCompletion(3): - The actions are performed on the results of the measure at the end of the measure. + The actions are performed on the results of the measure at the end of + the measure. reportOnlyUptoDownMetricResults(4): - Report the contiguous results that are on opposite sides of the metric threshold. + Report the contiguous results that are on opposite sides of the + metric threshold. reportOnlyExceededEventsDuration(5): - Report the current result of a series of contiguous results that exceed the metric - threshold when the duration of the series is over the events duration threshold - seconds. + Report the current result of a series of contiguous results that + exceed the metric threshold when the duration of the series is over + the events duration threshold seconds. inIppmReportTable(6): Store the report in the local ippmReportTable. inSNMPTrapPDU(7): Send the report using a SNMP-Trap-PDU. inSNMPv2TrapPDU(8): Send the report using a SNMPv2-Trap-PDU. inInformRequestPDU(9): Send the report using a SNMP InformRequest-PDU. inEmail(10): Send the report using an email. inSMS(11): Send the report using a SMS. - clearHistory(12): - Remove all the results corresponding to this measure from the ippmHistoryTable. + onReportDeliveryClearHistory(12): + Remove all the results corresponding to this measure from the + ippmHistoryTable when the report has been delivered. - clearReport(13): - Remove all the results corresponding to this measure from the ippmReportTable. + onReportDeliveryClearReport(13): + Remove all the results corresponding to this measure from the + ippmReportTable when the report has been delivered. " - SYNTAX BITS { none(0), -- reserved onSingleton(1), onMeasureCycle(2), onMeasureCompletion(3), reportOnlyUptoDownMetricResults(4), reportOnlyExceededEventsDuration(5), inIppmReportTable(6), inSNMPTrapPDU(7), inSNMPv2TrapPDU(8), @@ -1211,303 +1244,330 @@ onMeasureCycle(2), onMeasureCompletion(3), reportOnlyUptoDownMetricResults(4), reportOnlyExceededEventsDuration(5), inIppmReportTable(6), inSNMPTrapPDU(7), inSNMPv2TrapPDU(8), inInformRequestPDU(9), inEmail(10), inSMS(11), - clearHistory(12), - clearReport(13) + onReportDeliveryClearHistory (12), + onReportDeliveryClearReport (13) } + -- + -- IPPM Notifications + -- + ippmNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippm 0 } + + -- + -- IPPM Conformance + -- + ippmConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippm 1 } + + -- -- IPPM Mib objects definitions + -- - ippmCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 2 } - ippmSystemGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 3 } - ippmOwnersGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 4 } - ippmMeasureGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 5 } - ippmHistoryGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 6 } - ippmNetworkMeasureGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 7 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 8 } - ippmReportGroup OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 9 } - ippmNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 10 } + ippmSystem OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 1 } + ippmOwners OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 2 } + ippmMeasure OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 3 } + ippmHistory OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 4 } + ippmNetworkMeasure OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 5 } + ippmAggrMeasure OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 6 } + ippmReport OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { ippmReportingMib 7 } -- -- ippmSystemGroup -- -- ippmSystemTime OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX GMTTimeStamp MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The current time of the measurement system." - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 1 } + ::= { ippmSystem 1 } ippmSystemSynchronizationType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { other(0), ntp(1), gps(2), - cdma(4) + cdma(3) } MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "ippmSystemSynchronizationType describes the mechanism used to synchronize the system. Other(0) The synchronization process must be defined in the ippmSystemSynchonizationDescription. Ntp(1) The system is synchronized using the network time protocol. The NTP synchronization must be described in the ippmSystemSynchonizationDescription. Gps (2) The system is synchronized using the GPS clocks. - Cdma(4) - The system is synchronized using the CDMA clocks. - " - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 2 } + Cdma(3) + The system is synchronized using the CDMA clocks." + ::= { ippmSystem 2 } - ippmSystemSynchronizationDescription OBJECT-TYPE + ippmSystemSynchronizationDesc OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The description of the synchronization process." - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 3 } + ::= { ippmSystem 3 } ippmSystemClockResolution OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "ippmSystemClockResolution provides the precision of the clock used for the measures. - The unit is the picosecond. For example, the clock on an old Unix host might advance - only once every 10 msec, and thus have a resolution of only 10 msec. So its resolution - is 100000 picosecond and the value of ippmSystemClockResolution is 100000." - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 4 } + "ippmSystemClockResolution provides the precision of the clock + used for the measures. The unit is the picosecond. For example, + the clock on an old Unix host might advance only once every 10 + msec, and thus have a resolution of only 10 msec. So its + resolution is 100000 picosecond and the value of + ippmSystemClockResolution is 100000." + ::= { ippmSystem 4 } ippmSystemCurrentSynchronization OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The index on the last synchronization event in the ippmSynchronizationTable." - - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 5 } + "The index on the last synchronization event in the + ippmSynchronizationTable." + ::= { ippmSystem 5 } ippmSynchronizationTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmSynchronizationEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "This table registers the event related to the synchronization of the point of - measure. Each event is described in an ippmSynchronizationEntry. - + "This table registers the event related to the synchronization of + the point of measure. Each event is described in an + ippmSynchronizationEntry. ippmSynchronizationTable is mandatory. - ippmSynchronizationTable content is read only. - " - ::= { ippmMeasureGroup 6 } + ippmSynchronizationTable content is read only." + ::= { ippmSystem 6 } ippmSynchronizationEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmSynchronizationEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An entry describes a modification of the synchronization status. " + "An entry describes a modification of the synchronization status. + " INDEX { ippmSynchronizationIndex } ::= { ippmSynchronizationTable 1 } IppmSynchronizationEntry ::= SEQUENCE { ippmSynchronizationIndex Integer32, ippmSynchronizationTime GMTTimeStamp, - ippmSynchronizationStratum Integer32 + ippmSynchronizationStratum Integer32, + ippmSynchronizationResolution Integer32 } ippmSynchronizationIndex OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX Integer32 (1..1000) + SYNTAX Integer32 (1 .. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An index that identifies the synchronization events in chronological order." + "An index that identifies the synchronization events in + chronological order." ::= { ippmSynchronizationEntry 1 } ippmSynchronizationTime OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX GMTTimeStamp MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The time when the synchronization event occurs." ::= { ippmSynchronizationEntry 2 } ippmSynchronizationStratum OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The stratum level of the clock computed when the synchronization event occurs." + "The stratum level of the clock computed when the synchronization + event occurs." ::= { ippmSynchronizationEntry 3 } + ippmSynchronizationResolution OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 + UNITS "NanoSeconds" + MAX-ACCESS read-only + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The new time resolution computed after the synchronization event + occured." + ::= { ippmSynchronizationEntry 4 } + ippmPointOfMeasureTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmPointOfMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " A lookup table that identifies the management software in charge of the point of - measures. - - ippmPointOfMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the measurement software - handles the table internally + " A lookup table that identifies the management software in + charge of the point of measures. - ippmPointOfMeasureTable is mandatory. - " + ippmPointOfMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the + measurement software handles the table internally - ::= { ippmSystemGroup 6 } + ippmPointOfMeasureTable is mandatory." + ::= { ippmSystem 7 } ippmPointOfMeasureEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmPointOfMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " An entry may be the management address of a middleware in charge of the management - of a set of probes. It may the management address of a probe that contains several - line cards. + " An entry may be the management address of a middleware in + charge of the management of a set of probes. It may the + management address of a probe that contains several line cards. - An entry describes the capability of a point of measure. The description may make the - use of wildcards to define multiple capabilities. - " + An entry describes the capability of a point of measure. The + description may make the use of wildcards to define multiple + capabilities." INDEX { ippmPointOfMeasureIndex } ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureTable 1 } IppmPointOfMeasureEntry ::= SEQUENCE { ippmPointOfMeasureIndex Integer32, - ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddress SnmpAdminString, + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddrType InetAddressType, + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddress InetAddress, ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress TypeP, - ippmPointOfMeasureAddress OCTET STRING + ippmPointOfMeasureAddress InetAddress } + ippmPointOfMeasureIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The index of the entry." ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 1 } + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddrType OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX InetAddressType + MAX-ACCESS read-only + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The type of address associated with management address" + ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 2 } ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddress OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX SnmpAdminString + SYNTAX InetAddress (SIZE (1..128)) MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " - The management software in charge of this point of measure." - ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 2 } + "The management address on the point of measure" + ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 3 } ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX TypeP MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Defines the type P of the address of the point of measure." - DEFVAL { '04000080001000'H } -- ->ip: 4.0.0.8.0.1.0 - ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 3 } + DEFVAL { "ip" } + ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 4 } ippmPointOfMeasureAddress OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OCTET STRING + SYNTAX InetAddress MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Specifies the address of the point of measure. - It is represented as an octet string with specific semantics and length as identified - by the ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress. + It is represented as an octet string with specific semantics and + length as identified by the ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress. - For example, if the ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress indicates an encapsulation of 'ip', - this object length is 4, followed by the 4 octets of the IP address, in network byte - order." - DEFVAL { '04C0210415'H } -- -> ip: 192.33.4.21 - ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 4} + For example, if the ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress indicates an + encapsulation of 'ip', this object length is 4, followed by the 4 + octets of the IP address, in network byte order." + ::= { ippmPointOfMeasureEntry 5} -- -- ippmOwnersGroup -- - -- The ippmOwnersGroup objects are responsible for managing + -- The ippmOwners objects are responsible for managing -- the owners access to the measurements. -- -- ippmOwnersTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmOwnersEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "A management entity wishing to create and activate remote Ippm measurements in an - agent must previously be registered in the ippmOwnersTable. - - ippmOwnersTable content is read-create. - - ippmOwnersTable contains at least the owner 'monitor'. - - ippmOwnersTable is mandatory, excepted if the VACM framework is used. - " - - ::= { ippmOwnersGroup 1 } + "A management entity wishing to create and activate remote Ippm + measurements in an agent must previously be registered in the + ippmOwnersTable. + ippmOwnersTable content is read-create. It contains at least the + owner 'monitor'. It is mandatory, except if the VACM framework is + used." + ::= { ippmOwners 1 } ippmOwnersEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmOwnersEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The description of the resources granted to an SNMP application. - For example, an instance of ippmOwnersOwner with an OwnerString 'acme', which - represents the 14th owner created in ippmOwnersTable would be named - ippmOwnersEntryOwner.14. + For example, an instance of ippmOwnersOwner with an + IppmOwnerString 'acme', which represents the 14th owner created + in ippmOwnersTable would be named ippmOwnersEntryOwner.14. Notes: - The ippmOwnersIndex value is a local index managed directly by the agent. The - management application must poll to get the next available index value. + The ippmOwnersIndex value is a local index managed directly by + the agent. The management application must poll to get the next + available index value. It is not used in anyway in the other IPPM tables." - INDEX { ippmOwnersIndex } ::= { ippmOwnersTable 1 } IppmOwnersEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmOwnersOwner SnmpAdminString, ippmOwnersIndex Integer32, + ippmOwnersOwner SnmpAdminString, ippmOwnersGrantedMetrics IppmStandardMetrics, ippmOwnersGrantedRules BITS, - ippmOwnersIpAddress InetAddressType, + ippmOwnersIpAddressType InetAddressType, + ippmOwnersIpAddress InetAddress, ippmOwnersEmail SnmpAdminString, ippmOwnersSMS SnmpAdminString, - ippmOwnersStatus OwnerString + ippmOwnersStatus RowStatus } ippmOwnersIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An arbitrary index that identifies an entry in this table" ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 1 } + ippmOwnersOwner OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner described by this entry." ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 2 } ippmOwnersGrantedMetrics OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmStandardMetrics @@ -1516,429 +1576,452 @@ DESCRIPTION " Defines the metrics granted to an owner." ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 3 } ippmOwnersGrantedRules OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX BITS { all(0), readonly(1), permanent(2), sender(3), - receive(4), + receiver(4), report(5), alarm(6) } MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Defines the rules this owner may act on in the current IPPM MIB instance. + "Defines the rules this owner may act on in the current IPPM MIB + instance. all(0): The owner is granted all the rules. readonly(1): - The measures (not only the metrics) that this owner may access are - setup by the manager of the point of measure. The owner can not add new measures for - these metrics. The creation and the configuration of the measures corresponding to - these metrics are managed by the manager of the point of measure. + The measures (not only the metrics) that this owner may access + are setup by the manager of the point of measure. The owner can + not add new measures for these metrics. The creation and the + configuration of the measures corresponding to these metrics are + managed by the manager of the point of measure. permanent(2): - The measures (not only the metrics) that this owner may access are - determined by the manager of the point of measure. The owner can not add new measures - for these metrics. The creation and the first configuration of the measures - corresponding to these metrics are managed by the manager of the point of measure. The - owner may modify the measures parameters of the entries of the corresponding - ippmMeasureEntry whose access is read-write. - Typically this allows the owner to suspend the measures, to change the beginning and - end of the measures. + The measures (not only the metrics) that this owner may access + are determined by the manager of the point of measure. The owner + can not add new measures for these metrics. The creation and the + first configuration of the measures corresponding to these + metrics are managed by the manager of the point of measure. The + owner may modify the measures parameters of the entries of the + corresponding ippmMeasureEntry whose access is read-write. + Typically this allows the owner to suspend the measures, to + change the beginning and end of the measures. sender(3): - The owner may only activate measures for those metrics that send - packets from the current point of measure. This flag is only suitable for network - measures. It shall be ignored for derived metrics. - receiver(2): - The owner may only activate measures for those metrics that receive - packets on the current point of measure. This flag is only suitable for network - measures. It shall be ignored for derived metrics. Such control increases the - security. The owner may not generate packets from the probe. + The owner may only activate measures for those metrics that send + packets from the current point of measure. This flag is only + suitable for network measures. It shall be ignored for derived + metrics. + receiver(4): + The owner may only activate measures for those metrics that + receive packets on the current point of measure. This flag is + only suitable for network measures. It shall be ignored for + derived metrics. Such control increases the security. The owner + may not generate packets from the probe. - report(4): + report(5): The owner may setup aggregated metrics on the measures corresponding to these metrics. - alarm(5): - The owner may setup alarms on the results of the measures metrics. - + alarm(6): + The owner may setup alarms on the results of the measures + metrics. e.g.: - if the owner Acme is granted with the metric Instantaneous-Unidirectional-Connectivity - as a Receiver in the current point of measure, then Acme can not setup a - Instantaneous-Unidirectional-Connectivity to another point of measure. - " + if the owner Acme is granted with the metric Instantaneous- + Unidirectional-Connectivity as a Receiver in the current point of + measure, then Acme can not setup a Instantaneous-Unidirectional- + Connectivity to another point of measure." DEFVAL { 1 } ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 4 } - ippmOwnersIpAddress OBJECT-TYPE + ippmOwnersIpAddressType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX InetAddressType MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The IP address of the management entity corresponding to this - owner. The address is human readable and is represented using the dot format." + "The IP address type of the management entity corresponding to + this owner." ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 5 } + ippmOwnersIpAddress OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX InetAddress (SIZE (1..128)) + MAX-ACCESS read-create + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IP address of the management entity corresponding to this + owner. The address is human readable and is represented using the + dot format." + ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 6 } + ippmOwnersEmail OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The email address of the management entity corresponding to this owner." - ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 6 } + ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 7 } ippmOwnersSMS OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The SMS phone number of the management entity corresponding to this owner." - ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 7 } + ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 8 } ippmOwnersStatus OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RowStatus MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The status of this table entry." - ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 8 } + ::= { ippmOwnersEntry 9 } -- -- ippmResultSharingTable -- ippmResultSharingTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmResultSharingEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " The ippmResultSharingTable controls the access of an owner to the measure results of - other owners. An owner may grant another access to read the result of its measure. - - Entries may exist in ippmResultSharingTable even if the measures to be shared are not - yet defined. Deleting a measure entry in the ippmMeasureTable does not delete the - entries corresponding to this measure in the ippmResultSharingTable. + " The ippmResultSharingTable controls the access of an owner to + the measure results of other owners. An owner may grant another + access to read the result of its measure. - IppmResultSharingTable is optional. - IppmResultSharingTable content is read-create. + Entries may exist in ippmResultSharingTable even if the measures + to be shared are not yet defined. Deleting a measure entry in the + ippmMeasureTable does not delete the entries corresponding to + this measure in the ippmResultSharingTable. This table is + optional. - If this table is not implemented then the owner has only access to its own measurement - results." + ippmResultSharingTable content is read-create. - ::= { ippmOwnersGroup 2 } + If this table is not implemented then the owner has only access + to its own measurement results." + ::= { ippmOwners 2 } ippmResultSharingEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmResultSharingEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An entry allows an owner to read the results of a measure owned by another owner. + "An entry allows an owner to read the results of a measure owned + by another owner. It permits 2 typical usages: 1) Creating derived measurements on these results 2) Reading the results from a remote management station. - Example: if acme.12 is a One-way-Delay(6) measure, Acme may allow Peter to make - derived metrics on the results of this measure. - " - + Example: if acme.12 is a One-way-Delay(6) measure, Acme may allow + Peter to make derived metrics on the results of this measure." INDEX { ippmResultSharingOwner, ippmResultSharingIndex} ::= { ippmResultSharingTable 1 } IppmResultSharingEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmResultSharingOwner OwnerString, + ippmResultSharingOwner IppmOwnerString, ippmResultSharingIndex Integer32, - ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner OwnerString, + ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner IppmOwnerString, ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex Integer32, - ippmResultSharingGrantedOwner OwnerString, + ippmResultSharingGrantedOwner IppmOwnerString, ippmResultSharingStatus RowStatus } ippmResultSharingOwner OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OwnerString + SYNTAX IppmOwnerString MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION " The owner of this result control entry. Typically the owner who created this conceptual row." ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 1 } ippmResultSharingIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION " The index of this result control entry. The value is managed by - the owner. On creation a SNMP error 'inconsistentValue' is returned if this value is - already in use by this owner." + the owner. On creation a SNMP error 'inconsistentValue' is + returned if this value is already in use by this owner." ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 2 } ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OwnerString + SYNTAX IppmOwnerString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner of the measure to be shared. The couple - ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner, ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex identifies absolutely a - measure" + ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner, ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex + identifies absolutely a measure" ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 3 } ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The index of the measure to be shared." ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 4 } ippmResultSharingGrantedOwner OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OwnerString + SYNTAX IppmOwnerString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner who is granted access to the result of the measure - described by the couple ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner, ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex." + described by the couple ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner, + ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex." ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 5 } ippmResultSharingStatus OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RowStatus MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION " The status of this table entry. Once the entry status is set to active." ::= { ippmResultSharingEntry 6 } -- -- -- -- ippmMeasureGroup -- -- -- - ippmMetricsTable OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmMetricsEntry + ippmMetricTable OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmMetricEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "This table describes the current implementation and is mandatory. Each IPPM - standardized metric identified in the IPPM-METRICS-REGISTRY must be described in the - table. The index of the metric corresponds to the node number of the metric in the rfc - subtree of the IPPM-METRICS-REGISTRY. That provides a metric with the same index value - in any IPPM REPORTING MIB implementations. + "This table describes the current implementation and is + mandatory. Each IPPM standardized metric must be described in the + table. - ippmMetricsTable is mandatory. - ippmMetricsTable content is read only. - " - ::= { ippmMeasureGroup 1 } + In reporting mode, the entries of this table may be not + accessible. It means that the measurement software handles the + table internally. - ippmMetricsEntry OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX IppmMetricsEntry + ippmMetricTable is mandatory. + ippmMetricTable content is read only." + ::= { ippmMeasure 1 } + + ippmMetricEntry OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX IppmMetricEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An entry describes the static capabilities of a metric implementation." - INDEX { ippmMetricsIndex } - ::= { ippmMetricsTable 1 } + "An entry describes the static capabilities of a metric + implementation." + INDEX { ippmMetricIndex } + ::= { ippmMetricTable 1 } - IppmMetricsEntry ::= + IppmMetricEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmMetricsIndex Integer32, - ippmMetricsCapabilities INTEGER, + ippmMetricIndex Integer32, + ippmMetricCapabilities INTEGER, ippmMetricUnit INTEGER, - ippmMetricsDescription SnmpAdminString, - ippmMetricsMaxHistorySize Integer32 + ippmMetricDescription SnmpAdminString, + ippmMetricMaxHistorySize Integer32 } - ippmMetricsIndex OBJECT-TYPE + ippmMetricIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "ippmMetricsIndex defines an unambiguous index for each standardized metric. Its value - is the value of the node of the metric in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB metrics registry + "ippmMetricIndex defines an unambiguous index for each + standardized metric. Its value is the value of the node of the + metric in the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB metrics registry ippmMib.metrics.rfc. - Each metric registered in the standard registry must be present in this table. - This index is used to identify the metric calculated between the IPPM-REPORTING-MIB - entities involved in the measure. + Each metric registered in the standard registry must be present + in this table. + This index is used to identify the metric calculated between the + IPPM-REPORTING-MIB entities involved in the measure. Example: - The index of the metric onewayPacketLossAverage which is registered as - ippmMib.metrics.rfc.onewayPacketLossAverage will always have the value 14." - ::= { ippmMetricsEntry 1 } + The index of the metric onewayPacketLossAverage which is + registered as ippmMib.metrics.rfc.onewayPacketLossAverage will + always have the value 14." + ::= { ippmMetricEntry 1 } - ippmMetricsCapabilities OBJECT-TYPE + ippmMetricCapabilities OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { notImplemented(0), implemented(1) } MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "notImplemented - the metric is not implemented. - implemented - the metric is implemented." + "A value of notImplemented implies the metric is not implemented. + A value of implemented implies the metric is implemented." DEFVAL { implemented } - ::= { ippmMetricsEntry 2 } + ::= { ippmMetricEntry 2 } ippmMetricUnit OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER { noUnit(0), second(1), ms(2), us(3), ns(4), percentage(5), packets(6), byte(7), kbyte(8), megabyte(9) } MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The unit used in the current entity for the results of the measurement of this - metric." - ::= { ippmMetricsEntry 3 } + "The unit used in the current entity for the results of the + measurement of this metric." + ::= { ippmMetricEntry 3 } - ippmMetricsDescription OBJECT-TYPE + ippmMetricDescription OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A textual description of the metric implementation." - ::= { ippmMetricsEntry 4 } + ::= { ippmMetricEntry 4 } - ippmMetricsMaxHistorySize OBJECT-TYPE + ippmMetricMaxHistorySize OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the maximum number of results that a metric measure can - save in the ippmHistoryTable." + "Specifies the maximum number of results that a metric measure + can save in the ippmHistoryTable." DEFVAL { 200 } - ::= { ippmMetricsEntry 5 } - + ::= { ippmMetricEntry 5 } -- -- ippmMeasureTable -- -- ippmMeasureTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The table of all the IPPM measures which are running in the device. They may not all - be active. + "The table of all the IPPM measures which are running in the + device. They may not all be active. - A measure consists of a subset of metrics to compute. The results of the measure may - be saved in the ippmHistoryTable. The configuration of the measure sets the size of - the history requested in ippmMeasureHystorySize. + A measure consists of a subset of metrics to compute. The results + of the measure may be saved in the ippmHistoryTable. The + configuration of the measure sets the size of the history + requested in ippmMeasureHistorySize. - The maximum number of MIB objects to be collected in the portion of ippmHistoryTable - associated with this metric depends on the value of the ippmMetricMaxHistorySize. + The maximum number of MIB objects to be collected in the portion + of ippmHistoryTable associated with this metric depends on the + value of the ippmMetricMaxHistorySize. - The value of each metric ippmMeasureHystorySize must not be over the value of - ippmMetricMaxHistorySize corresponding to this metric in the ippmMetricTable. + The value of each metric ippmMeasureHistorySize must not be over + the value of ippmMetricMaxHistorySize corresponding to this + metric in the ippmMetricTable. The ippmMeasureTable is mandatory. - ippmMeasureTable content is read-create. The table is handled internally by the - measurement software for network measures. + ippmMeasureTable content is read-create. The table is handled + internally by the measurement software for network measures. - The setup of network is not permitted through the IPPM REPORTING MIB. OWAP provides a - setup protocol to enable and teardown networks measures. - " - ::= { ippmMeasureGroup 2 } + The setup of network is not permitted through the IPPM REPORTING + MIB. OWAP provides a setup protocol to enable and teardown + networks measures." + ::= { ippmMeasure 2 } ippmMeasureEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The measure entries are created/deleted internally by the measurement software. - - " + "The measure entries are created/deleted internally by the + measurement software." INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex } ::= { ippmMeasureTable 1 } IppmMeasureEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmMeasureOwner OwnerString, + ippmMeasureOwner IppmOwnerString, ippmMeasureIndex Integer32, ippmMeasureName SnmpAdminString, ippmMeasureMetrics IppmStandardMetrics, ippmMeasureBeginTime GMTTimeStamp, ippmMeasureClockPeriodUnit TimeUnit, ippmMeasureClockPeriod Integer32, ippmMeasureDurationUnit TimeUnit, ippmMeasureDuration Integer32, - ippmMeasureHystorySize Integer32, + ippmMeasureHistorySize Integer32, ippmMeasureStorageType StorageType, ippmMeasureStatus RowStatus } ippmMeasureOwner OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OwnerString + SYNTAX IppmOwnerString MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner who has configured this entry." - DEFVAL { "acme" } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 1 } ippmMeasureIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The owner index of the measure. The value is managed by the owner." + "The owner index of the measure. The value is managed by the + owner." ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 2 } ippmMeasureName OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The name of the instance of the metric. It illustrates the specificity of the metric - and includes the metric and the typeP. + "The name of the instance of the metric. It illustrates the + specificity of the metric and includes the metric and the typeP. example: IP-port-HTTP-connectivity" ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 3 } ippmMeasureMetrics OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmStandardMetrics MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Defines the metrics to compute within this measure. A measure may be configured for - the result of different metric singletons to be archived in the ippmHistoryTable. The - ippmMetricsIndex of the created result has the value of the bit index of the - corresponding ippmMeasureMetrics as explained above in the IppmMetricsEntry - definition. + "Defines the metrics to compute within this measure. A measure + may be configured for the result of different metric singletons + to be archived in the ippmHistoryTable. The ippmMetricIndex of + the created result has the value of the bit index of the + corresponding ippmMeasureMetrics as explained above in the + ippmMetricIndex definition. Example: - A measure asking for One-way-Delay(6) and One-way-Packet-Loss(12) generated a flow of - singletons which are logged in the ippmHistoryTable. The singletons created for the - One-way-Delay measure have a value of IppmMetricsIndex of 6 while the created - singletons for the One-way-Packet-Loss measure have a value of IppmMetricsIndex of - 12." - DEFVAL { { one-way-Delay, one-way-Packet-Loss } } + A measure asking for One-way-Delay(6) and One-way-Packet-Loss(12) + generated a flow of singletons which are logged in the + ippmHistoryTable. The singletons created for the One-way-Delay + measure have a value of ippmMetricIndex of 6 while the created + singletons for the One-way-Packet-Loss measure have a value of + ippmMetricIndex of 12." + -- { one-way-Delay, one-way-Packet-Loss } + DEFVAL { '0001000001000000'b } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 4 } ippmMeasureBeginTime OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX GMTTimeStamp MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Specifies the time at which the measure starts." ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 5 } @@ -1949,45 +2032,48 @@ DESCRIPTION "Specifies the unit of the measure period." DEFVAL { second } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 6 } ippmMeasureClockPeriod OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the amount of time between 2 measurement action intervals. The action is - specific to the semantic of the measure. + "Specifies the amount of time between 2 measurement action + intervals. The action is specific to the semantic of the measure. Network metrics: - The ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern transforms the flow of periodical instants as a - flow of unpredictable instants of measurement packet emission. + The ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern transforms the flow of + periodical instants as a flow of unpredictable instants of + measurement packet emission. - As the source and the sink share the definition of the clock of the measure, as the - sending timestamp is part of the measurement packet, the sink have the information to - verify that the stream of packets generated by the source respects the clock law. + As the source and the sink share the definition of the clock of + the measure, as the sending timestamp is part of the measurement + packet, the sink have the information to verify that the stream + of packets generated by the source respects the clock law. Aggregated metrics: - They are performed periodically on a sequence of results of other measures. The period - corresponds to the interval between two successive computations of the metric. The - value of ippmHistoryTimestamp result of a aggregated metric computed corresponds to - the value of the ippmHistoryTimestamp of the last metric result of the sequence used - in to compute the aggregated metric." + They are performed periodically on a sequence of results of other + measures. The period corresponds to the interval between two + successive computations of the metric. The value of + ippmHistoryTimestamp result of a aggregated metric computed + corresponds to the value of the ippmHistoryTimestamp of the last + metric result of the sequence used in to compute the aggregated + metric." DEFVAL { 60 } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 7 } ippmMeasureDurationUnit OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX TimeUnit - MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Specifies the unit of the measure duration." DEFVAL { second } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 8 } ippmMeasureDuration OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create @@ -1990,758 +2076,1038 @@ ippmMeasureDuration OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Specifies the duration of the measure." DEFVAL { 120 } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 9 } - ippmMeasureHystorySize OBJECT-TYPE + ippmMeasureHistorySize OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the maximum number of results saved for each metric of this measure. The - history of each metric is managed as a circular table. The newest result overwrites - the oldest one when the history granted to this metric measure is full. + "Specifies the maximum number of results saved for each metric of + this measure. The history of each metric is managed as a circular + table. The newest result overwrites the oldest one when the + history granted to this metric measure is full. - The management of the results may be optimized if synchronized with the reports steps - of this measure. - " + The management of the results may be optimized if synchronized + with the reports steps of this measure. " DEFVAL { 120 } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 10 } ippmMeasureStorageType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX StorageType MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "This object defines whether this row and the measure - controlled by this row are kept in volatile storage and - lost upon reboot or if this row is backed up by - non-volatile or permanent storage. - Possible values are: other(1), volatile(2), nonVolatile(3), permanent(4), readOnly(5)" + "This object defines whether this row and the measure controlled + by this row are kept in volatile storage and lost upon reboot or + if this row is backed up + by non-volatile or permanent storage. + Possible values are: other(1), volatile(2), nonVolatile(3), + permanent(4), readOnly(5)" DEFVAL { nonVolatile } ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 11 } ippmMeasureStatus OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RowStatus MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The status of this table entry. Once the entry status is set to active, the associate - entry cannot be modified." + "The status of this table entry. Once the entry status is set to + active, the associate entry cannot be modified." ::= { ippmMeasureEntry 12 } -- -- ippmHistoryGroup -- -- -- -- ippmHistoryTable -- ippmHistoryTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmHistoryEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The table of the results of the measures." - - ::= { ippmHistoryGroup 1 } + ::= { ippmHistory 1 } ippmHistoryEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmHistoryEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - - "An ippmHistoryEntry entry is one of the results of a measure identified by the index - members ippmMeasureOwner and ippmMeasureIndex. + "An ippmHistoryEntry entry is one of the results of a measure + identified by ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex, ippmMetricIndex + and ippmHistoryIndex. In the index : - + ippmMeasureOwner and ippmMeasureIndex identify the ippmMeasureEntry on - whose behalf this entry was created - + IppmMetricsIndex identifies the ippmMetricsEntry of the metric to measure - + ippmHistorySqceNdx value is the absolute time when the result of the metric - was measured. - - The ippmHistoryTimestamp value is the absolute time when the ippmHistoryValue was - performed. + + ippmMeasureOwner identifies the owner of the measure; - IppmHistoryValue is the value of the metric measured at the time ippmHistoryTimestamp. + + ippmMeasureIndex identifies the measure in the owner namespace; - Example: - A one way delay measure is created by the entity 'acme' using the owner index 1 and - setting the 6th bit (corresponding to One-way-Delay) of ippmMeasureMetrics to 1. - Consider that the first result of the one way delay measured for acme on the day 15 of - June at 8h20mn 10s 50ms is 23. The result is identified as the singleton - ippmHistoryValue.acme.1.6.1 and stored with value 23. + + ippmMetricIndex identifies the metric measured in + ippmMetricTable; - Its value may be retrieved using a get-next(ippmHistoryValue.acme.1.6) which returns - (ippmHistoryValue.acme.1.6.1 == 23). The IppmMetricsIndex value of '6' corresponds to - the 6th metric of ippmMetricsTable which is Type-P-One-way-Delay. - " - INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex, ippmMetricsIndex, - ippmHistorySqceNdx } + + ippmHistoryIndex is the local index of the result on the + history table." + INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex, ippmMetricIndex, + ippmHistoryIndex } ::= { ippmHistoryTable 1 } IppmHistoryEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmHistorySqceNdx Integer32, + ippmHistoryIndex Integer32, + ippmHistorySequence Integer32, ippmHistoryTimestamp GMTTimeStamp, ippmHistoryValue Integer32 } - ippmHistorySqceNdx OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX Integer32 (0..65536) + + ippmHistoryIndex OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION + " A local index that only identifies a result in the history + table." + ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 1 } - " ippmHistorySqceNdx is the sequence index of the measurement + ippmHistorySequence OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) + MAX-ACCESS read-only + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "ippmHistorySequence is the sequence index of the measurement results of the measure of a metric. Network metrics: - - It's the sequence index of a measurement packet. Typically, it identifies the order of - the packet in the stream of packets sends by the source. + It's the sequence index of a measurement packet. Typically, it + identifies the order of the packet in the stream of packets sends + by the source. Aggregated metrics: - - It is the sequence index of the aggregated metric results computed. - " - ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 1 } - + It is the sequence index of the aggregated metric results + computed." + ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 2 } ippmHistoryTimestamp OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX GMTTimeStamp MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The instant of the measure of the result." - ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 2 } + ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 3 } ippmHistoryValue OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The value of the measure." - ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 3 } + ::= { ippmHistoryEntry 4 } + + ippmOnHistoryFullAction OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX INTEGER { + wrap(1), + suspend(2), + resume(3) + } + MAX-ACCESS read-write + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "Action to take when the history log is full. The user may choose + to either wrap, in which case the agent writes over existing + records. The user may choose to suspend writing to the log in the + event that he wishes to archive the data. The resume action + causes the agent to begin to write in the history log, and + assumes the data has been cleared." + ::= { ippmHistory 2 } -- -- ippmNetworkMeasureGroup -- -- -- -- ippmNetworkMeasureTable -- -- ippmNetworkMeasureTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmNetworkMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "A entry is a measure which performs network measures and provides a flow of results. + "A entry is a measure which performs network measures and + provides a flow of results. - This table extends the ippmMeasureTable. A network measure is a specific measure. + This table extends the ippmMeasureTable. - It performs several metric measurements per packet exchange. Each step of a measure - produces a singleton result per metric. The time of the measure and the value of the - metric are saved in the ippmHistoryTable." - ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureGroup 1 } + It performs several metric measurements per packet exchange. Each + step of a measure produces a singleton result per metric. The + time of the measure and the value of the metric are saved in the + ippmHistoryTable." + ::= { ippmNetworkMeasure 1 } ippmNetworkMeasureEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmNetworkMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " Typically the configuration operation sets both the values of the new - ippmMeasureEntry and of the new IppmNetworkMeasureEntry. + " Typically the configuration operation sets both the values of + the new ippmMeasureEntry and of the new IppmNetworkMeasureEntry. IppmNetworkMeasureTable is mandatory. - IppmNetworkMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the measurement software - handles the table internally. The setup of network is not permitted through the IPPM - REPORTING MIB. OWAP provides a setup protocol to enable and teardown networks + IppmNetworkMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the + measurement software handles the table internally. The setup of + network is not permitted through the IPPM REPORTING MIB. OWAP + provides a setup protocol to enable and teardown networks measures. - The ippmMeasureMetrics is set to a list of metrics to be computed from the same raw - packet exchange. Each step of measurement delivers a singleton per chosen metric. - Results are timestamped and saved in the ippmHistoryTable. + The ippmMeasureMetrics is set to a list of metrics to be computed + from the same raw packet exchange. Each step of measurement + delivers a singleton per chosen metric. Results are timestamped + and saved in the ippmHistoryTable. - The ippmNetworkMeasureTable typical usage consists is providing network measure - indexes to permits aggregated measure to perform aggregation on the results of network - measures. - An obvious usage of the ippmNetworkMeasureTable consists in the verification of the - network measures states." + The ippmNetworkMeasureTable typical usage consists is providing + network measure indexes to permits aggregated measure to perform + aggregation on the results of network measures. + An obvious usage of the ippmNetworkMeasureTable consists in the + verification of the network measures states." INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex } ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureTable 1 } IppmNetworkMeasureEntry ::= SEQUENCE { ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP TypeP, - ippmNetworkMeasureSrc OCTET STRING, + ippmNetworkMeasureSrc TypePaddress, ippmNetworkMeasureDstTypeP TypeP, - ippmNetworkMeasureDst OCTET STRING, + ippmNetworkMeasureDst TypePaddress, ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern OCTET STRING, + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate Integer32, ippmNetworkMeasureTimeoutDelay Integer32, ippmNetworkMeasureL3PacketSize Integer32, ippmNetworkMeasureDataPattern OCTET STRING } ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX TypeP MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Defines the type P of the source address of the packets sent by the measure." + "Defines the type P of the source address of the packets sent by + the measure." DEFVAL { '04000080001000'H } -- ->ip: 4.0.0.8.0.1.0 ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 1 } ippmNetworkMeasureSrc OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OCTET STRING + SYNTAX TypePaddress MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "Specifies the address of the source of the measure. - - It is represented as an octet string with specific semantics and length as identified - by the ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP. - - For example, if the ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP indicates an encapsulation of 'ip', - this object length is 4, followed by the 4 octets of the IP address, in network byte - order." - DEFVAL { '04C0210415'H } -- -> ip: 192.33.4.21 + It is represented as a list of parameters corresponding to those + of the PROTOCOL IDENTIFIER sets in ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP." ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 2} ippmNetworkMeasureDstTypeP OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX TypeP MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Defines the type P of the destination address of the packets sent - by the measure." - DEFVAL { '04000080001000'H } -- ->ip: 4.0.0.8.0.1.0 + "Defines the type P of the destination address of the packets + sent by the measure." ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 3 } + ippmNetworkMeasureDst OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OCTET STRING + SYNTAX TypePaddress MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the address of the destination of the measure. - - It is represented as an octet string with specific semantics and length as identified - by the ippmNetworkMeasureDstTypeP. - - For example, if the ippmNetworkMeasureDstTypeP indicates an encapsulation of 'ip', - this object length is 4, followed by the 4 octets of the IP address, in network byte - order." - DEFVAL { '04C0220414'H } -- -> ip: 192.34.4.20 + "Specifies the address of the source of the measure. + It is represented as a list of parameters corresponding to those + of the PROTOCOL IDENTIFIER sets in ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP." ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 4 } ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX OCTET STRING MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "This cyclic clock shapes the profile of the instants of measurement action provided - by ippmMeasureClockPeriod according to an arbitrary distribution law. The clock - resolution is ippmMeasureClockPeriod. The bits of the clock pattern set to the value 1 - determine the valid instants of measurement action. A measure is to be processed if - and only if the current bit value is 1. - This pseudo-random clock pattern allows the configuration by the NMS of numerous kind - of time sampling law such as periodic, pseudo random or Poisson. + "This cyclic clock shapes the profile of the instants of + measurement action provided by ippmMeasureClockPeriod according + to an arbitrary distribution law. The clock resolution is + ippmMeasureClockPeriod. The bits of the clock pattern set to the + value 1 determine the valid instants of measurement action. A + measure is to be processed if and only if the current bit value + is 1. + This pseudo-random clock pattern allows the configuration by the + NMS of numerous kind of time sampling law such as periodic, + pseudo random or Poisson. - The source of the measure sends the stream of measurement packets synchronously with - the stream of instants selected by the clock pattern sampling. - " - DEFVAL { 11111111} -- 100% periodic + The source of the measure sends the stream of measurement packets + synchronously with the stream of instants selected by the clock + pattern sampling. + + ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern can not be used conjointly with + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate." + DEFVAL { "11111111" } + -- 100% periodic ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 5 } + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 + MAX-ACCESS read-only + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "Indicates the average number of packets per seconds sent using a + poisson law. + + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate can not be used conjointly with + ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern." + DEFVAL { 30 } + ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 6 } + ippmNetworkMeasureTimeoutDelay OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current -- UNITS "Milliseconds" DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the delay after which the packet is considered lost by - the sink." + "Specifies the delay after which the packet is considered lost by the + sink." DEFVAL { 1 } - ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 6 } + ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 7 } ippmNetworkMeasureL3PacketSize OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Specifies the size of the packets sent at the last network layer in regards to the - TypeP definition." + "Specifies the size of the packets sent at the last network layer + in regards to the TypeP definition." DEFVAL { 64 } - ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 7 } + ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 8 } ippmNetworkMeasureDataPattern OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX OCTET STRING MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The current field defines the round robin pattern used to fill the packet." + "The current field defines the round robin pattern used to fill + the packet." DEFVAL { 'FF'H } - ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 8 } + ::= { ippmNetworkMeasureEntry 9 } -- -- - -- ippmAggregatedMeasureGroup + -- ippmAggrMeasure Group -- -- -- -- - -- ippmAggregatedMeasureTable + -- ippmAggrMeasureTable -- -- - ippmAggregatedMeasureTable OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmAggregatedMeasureEntry + ippmAggrMeasureTable OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmAggrMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION " This table extends the ippmMeasureTable. - An aggregated measure summarizes the results of previous network or aggregated - measures. The results may be saved in the ippmHistoryTable. + An aggregated measure summarizes the results of previous network + or aggregated measures. The results may be saved in the + ippmHistoryTable. - Each step of the calculation for the measure produces a singleton result per metric." - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureGroup 1 } + Each step of the calculation for the measure produces a singleton + result per metric." + ::= { ippmAggrMeasure 1 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureEntry OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX IppmAggregatedMeasureEntry + ippmAggrMeasureEntry OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX IppmAggrMeasureEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "Typically the configuration operation sets both the values of the new - ippmMeasureEntry and of the new IppmAggregatedMeasureEntry. + "Typically the configuration operation sets both the values of + the new ippmMeasureEntry and of the new IppmAggrMeasureEntry. - ippmAggregatedMeasureTable is mandatory. + ippmAggrMeasureTable is mandatory. - ippmAggregatedMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the measure software - handles the table internally. + ippmAggrMeasureTable content is read only. It means that the + measure software handles the table internally. The ippmMeasureMetrics defines the metric to compute. The results of the measure to summarize are identified by: - + ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwner, - + ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex and - + ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryMetric + + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwner, + + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex and + + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryMetric - The aggregated task starts at ippmMeasureBeginTime and ends after ippmMeasureDuration. - An aggregated result is performed and saved in the ippmHistoryTable for each - ippmMeasureClockPeriod tick. - " + The aggregated task starts at ippmMeasureBeginTime and ends after + ippmMeasureDuration. An aggregated result is performed and saved + in the ippmHistoryTable for each ippmMeasureClockPeriod tick. " INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex } - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureTable 1 } + ::= { ippmAggrMeasureTable 1 } - IppmAggregatedMeasureEntry ::= + IppmAggrMeasureEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwner OwnerString, - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex Integer32, - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryMetric Integer32, - ippmAggregatedMeasureStatus RowStatus + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwner IppmOwnerString, + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex Integer32, + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryMetric Integer32 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwner OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX OwnerString + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwner OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX IppmOwnerString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner of the measure to summarize. " - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureEntry 1 } + ::= { ippmAggrMeasureEntry 1 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex OBJECT-TYPE + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The owner index of the measure to summarize. " - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureEntry 2 } + ::= { ippmAggrMeasureEntry 2 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureHistoryMetric OBJECT-TYPE + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryMetric OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The metric of the measure to summarize. " - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureEntry 3 } + ::= { ippmAggrMeasureEntry 3 } - ippmAggregatedMeasureStatus OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX RowStatus - MAX-ACCESS read-create - STATUS current - DESCRIPTION - "The status of this table entry. Once the entry status is set to active, the associate - entry cannot be modified." - ::= { ippmAggregatedMeasureEntry 4 } -- -- ippmReportGroup -- -- -- -- ippmReportSetupTable -- -- ippmReportSetupTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmReportSetupEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The ippmReportSetupTable is a list of definition of reports. It defines the results - of a network or aggregated measures that are to be reported. A report is saved in the - ippmReportTable, or sent to an application using a SNMP Trap, a SNMP inform PDU, an - email or a SMS. The reporting task is not intended to be a batch action processed at - the end of the measure. It is coupled with threshold detections and event filtering to - deliver application level events and data, while preserving scalability. + "The ippmReportSetupTable is a list of definition of reports. It + defines the results of a network or aggregated measures that are + to be reported. A report is saved in the ippmReportTable, or sent + to an application using a SNMP Trap, a SNMP inform PDU, an email + or a SMS. The reporting task is not intended to be a batch action + processed at the end of the measure. It is coupled with threshold + detections and event filtering to deliver application level + events and data, while preserving scalability. - It extends the definition of a measure: the definition of a measure may include the - definition of a report." - ::= { ippmReportGroup 1 } + It extends the definition of a measure: the definition of a + measure may include the definition of a report." + ::= { ippmReport 1 } ippmReportSetupEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmReportSetupEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The report applies to the results of the measure which is extended by the current - report definition. + "The report applies to the results of the measure which is + extended by the current report definition. - Typically the creation of a report sets both the values of the new measure and those - of the new IppmReportSetupEntry. - The ippmReportSetupDefinition describes the data and the events to include in the - report. The definition consists in a list of tasks to perform on the results of the - measure." + Typically the creation of a report sets both the values of the + new measure and those of the new IppmReportSetupEntry. + The ippmReportSetupDefinition describes the data and the events + to include in the report. The definition consists in a list of + tasks to perform on the results of the measure. + + A report is associated to a network measure or to an aggregated + measure. + + Note 1 : To associate a report to an existing measure the manager + suspends the measure while setting the ippmMeasureStatus to + 'notInService'. Then he setups the report fields and activates + the measure while setting the ippmMeasureStatus to 'active'. + + Note 2 : A report is tied to a measure. The period of the measure + " INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex } ::= { ippmReportSetupTable 1 } IppmReportSetupEntry ::= SEQUENCE { ippmReportSetupDefinition IppmReportDefinition, ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold Integer32, - ippmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold Integer32, + ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold Integer32, ippmReportSetupNMS SnmpAdminString, + ippmReportSetupNotification OBJECT IDENTIFIER, ippmReportSetupStatus RowStatus } ippmReportSetupDefinition OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmReportDefinition MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The description of the events and actions that are used in the definition of - the report. - Send the report using the type of message selected by the bits 8 to 12. The - report consists of the results of the measure which have been saved in the - ippmReportTable. If the onEventSendReport(7) bit is unset, the report is not saved. - - The message sent is a notification defined in the ippmNotifications node. The - notification sent depends on the step of the measure: + "The description of the events and actions that are used in the + definition of the report. + Send the report using the type of message selected by the bits 8 + to 12. The report consists of the results of the measure which + have been saved in the ippmReportTable. If the + onEventSendReport(7) bit is unset, the report is not saved. - + Singleton events are sent using the notification ippmSingletonAlarm + The message sent is a notification defined in the + ippmNotifications node. The notification sent depends on the step + of the measure: + + Singleton events are sent using the notification + ippmSingletonAlarm + Exceeded events durations are sent using the notification ippmEventsDurationExceededAlarm + A report of a cycle of measure is sent using the notification ippmCycleOfMeasureReport + A report of a complete measure is sent using the notification ippmCompletedMeasureReport Example 1: - The setup of an alarm to be sent to the owner in a SNMP Trap each time the - staircase crosses the metric threshold value of 5: + The report setup of an alarm to be sent to the owner in a SNMP + Trap each time the two results are found on each side of the + metric threshold value of 5: ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold 5 ippmReportSetupDefinition { onSingleton(1), reportOnlyUptoDownMetricResults(4), inSNMPTrapPDU(8) } Example 2: - The setup of a report to be sent to the owner in a SNMP informRequestPDU per - measure cycle. It reports the staircase values corresponding to a metric threshold of - 5: + + The setup of a report to be sent to the owner in a SNMP + informRequestPDU per measure cycle. It reports the two results + found on each side of the metric threshold of 5: ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold 5 ippmReportSetupDefinition { onMeasureCycle(2), reportOnlyUptoDownMetricResults(4), inInformRequestPDU(10), - clearHistory(13) + onReportDeliveryClearHistory(13) } Default report: - The default report provides the control protocol with an implicit mechanism - to forward the result of a cycle of measure to the owner of the measure while deleting - the results from the ippmHistoryTable on reception of the response to the - InformRequestPDU : - + The default report provides the control protocol with an implicit + mechanism to forward the result of a cycle of measure to the + owner of the measure while deleting the results corresponding to + this cycle of measure from the ippmHistoryTable on reception of + the response to the InformRequestPDU : ippmReportSetupDefinition { onMeasureCycle(2), inInformRequestPDU(10), - clearHistory(13) + onReportDeliveryClearHistory(13) } " - DEFVAL { { onMeasureCycle, inInformRequestPDU, clearHistory } } ::= { - ippmReportSetupEntry 1 } + DEFVAL { { onMeasureCycle, inInformRequestPDU, + onReportDeliveryClearHistory} } + ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 1 } ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An event is generated when the result of the measure exceeds the value of - ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold. - The threshold has the same unit as the metric. The metric unit is recorded in - the object ippmMetricUnit of this metric entry in the ippmMetricTable. + "An event is generated when the result of the measure exceeds the + value of ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold. + The threshold has the same unit as the metric. The metric unit is + recorded in the object ippmMetricsUnit of this metric entry in + the ippmMetricTable. " ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 2 } - ippmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold OBJECT-TYPE + ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 UNITS "Seconds" MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "An event is generated when the duration of a series of results, which are - continuously over the metric threshold, cross over the duration of the - ippmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold. - " + "An event is generated when contiguous results of the measure are + over the ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold, during + ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold seconds. + + Performance: + To improve the performance the ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold + may have the same value as the ippmMeasurePeriod. + The default value of ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold is + ippmMeasurePeriod. That improves the performance because the + threshold comparison is synchronized with the ippmMeasurePeriod + aggregation cycle. That improves the performance because it + synchronized the report exportation with the management of the + history and report records of a measure." + DEFVAL { 15 } ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 3 } ippmReportSetupNMS OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The recipient of the report may be provided in the setup. By default the - recipient of the report is the owner of the measure. Its addresses are recorded in the - ippmOwnersTable. - The type of ippmReportSetupNMS is not InetAddress because the report may be sent using - SMS or fax. + "The recipient of the report may be provided in the setup. By + default the recipient of the report is the owner of the measure. + Its addresses are recorded in the ippmOwnersTable. + The type of ippmReportSetupNMS is not InetAddress because the + report may be sent using SMS or fax. " ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 4 } + ippmReportSetupNotification OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX OBJECT IDENTIFIER + MAX-ACCESS read-create + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + " ippmReportSetupNotification identifies the notification used to + send the report. The definition of the notification defines the + content and the format of the report. " + ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 5 } + ippmReportSetupStatus OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RowStatus MAX-ACCESS read-create STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The status of this table entry. " - ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 5 } + ::= { ippmReportSetupEntry 6 } -- -- ippmReportTable -- - ippmReportTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF IppmReportEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The ippmReportTable logs the results of the reports. The results - consist of a subset of the results of a measure as described in the report definition. - The activation of an up and down filtering in the report definition limits the results - logged to those corresponding to major events. Otherwise, the ippmReportTable is - identical to the ippmHistoryTable. - " + consist of a subset of the results of a measure as described in + the report definition. The activation of an up and down filtering + in the report definition limits the results logged to those + corresponding to major events. Otherwise, the ippmReportTable is + identical to the ippmHistoryTable." - ::= { ippmReportGroup 2 } + ::= { ippmReport 2 } ippmReportEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX IppmReportEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "A report is a list of results of a measure. This sample is associated with the - ippmReportSetupEntry which has set up the report. An ippmReportEntry entry is one of - the results of a measure to report. The measure and the report definition are - identified by the index members ippmMeasureOwner and ippmMeasureIndex. + "A report is a list of results of a measure. This sample is + associated with the ippmReportSetupEntry which has set up the + report. An ippmReportEntry entry is one of the results of a + measure to report. + + An ippmReportEntry entry is one of the results of a measure + identified by ippmReportOwner, ippmReportIndex, ippmReportIndex + and ippmHistoryIndex. In the index : - + ippmMeasureOwner and ippmMeasureIndex identify the ippmMeasureEntry and the - ippmReportSetupEntry on whose behalf this report was created + + ippmMeasureOwner identifies the owner of the measure; - + IppmMetricsIndex identifies the ippmMetricsEntry of the metric measured - + ippmHistorySqceNdx value is the absolute time when the result of the metric was - computed. + + ippmMeasureIndex identifies the measure in the owner namespace; - The ippmReportTimestamp value is the absolute time when the ippmHistoryValue - was performed. - IppmHistoryValue is the value of the metric measured at the timef - ippmReportTimestamp. - " - INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex, ippmMetricsIndex, - ippmReportSqceNdx} + + ippmMetricIndex identifies the metric measured in + ippmMetricTable; + + + ippmReportIndex is the local index of the result on the report + table." + + INDEX { ippmMeasureOwner, ippmMeasureIndex, ippmMetricIndex, + ippmReportIndex } ::= { ippmReportTable 1 } IppmReportEntry ::= SEQUENCE { - ippmReportSqceNdx Integer32, + ippmReportIndex Integer32, + ippmReportSequence Integer32, ippmReportTimestamp GMTTimeStamp, ippmReportValue Integer32 } - ippmReportSqceNdx OBJECT-TYPE - SYNTAX Integer32 (1..65536) + + ippmReportIndex OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) + MAX-ACCESS not-accessible + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The local index of the result of a metric measure" + ::= { ippmReportEntry 1 } + + ippmReportSequence OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX Integer32 (1.. 65535) MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - " ippmReportSqceNdx is the sequence index of the measurement + " ippmReportSequence is the sequence index of the measurement results of the measure of a metric. Network metrics: - It's the sequence index of a measurement packet. Typically, it identifies the order of - the packet in the stream of packets sends by the source. + It's the sequence index of a measurement packet. Typically, it + identifies the order of the packet in the stream of packets sends + by the source. Aggregated metrics: - It is the sequence index of the aggregated metric results computed. - " - ::= { ippmReportEntry 1 } + It is the sequence index of the aggregated metric results + computed." + ::= { ippmReportEntry 2 } ippmReportTimestamp OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX GMTTimeStamp MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The instant of the measure of the result." - ::= { ippmReportEntry 2 } + ::= { ippmReportEntry 3 } ippmReportValue OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The value." - ::= { ippmReportEntry 3 } + ::= { ippmReportEntry 4 } + ippmOnReportFullAction OBJECT-TYPE + SYNTAX INTEGER { + wrap(1), + suspend(2), + resume(3) + } + + MAX-ACCESS read-write + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "Action to take when the report log is full. The user may choose + to either wrap, in which case the agent writes over existing + records. The user may choose to suspend writing to the log in the + event that he wishes to archive the data. The resume action + causes the agent to begin to write in the report log, and assumes + the data has been cleared." + + ::= { ippmReport 3 } -- - -- ippmNotifications + -- IPPM Notifications -- ippmSingletonAlarm NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECTS { - ippmReportSetupDefinition, - ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold, ippmMetricUnit, - ippmHistoryValue + ippmReportTimestamp, + ippmReportValue } STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "A notification sent because 2 contiguous results are on opposite sides of the metric - threshold value. - The index of the included ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold object identifies the - ippmMeasureEntry and the ippmResultSetupEntry that specified the threshold. + "A notification sent because 2 contiguous results are on opposite + sides of the metric threshold value. - The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue object that exceeded - the threshold. The ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index identifies the time the event - occurred. - " + The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue + object that exceeded the threshold. + The notification contains the instances of the + ippmReportTimestamp identifying the time the event occurred." ::= { ippmNotifications 1 } ippmEventsDurationExceededAlarm NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECTS { - ippmReportSetupDefinition, - ippmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold, ippmMetricUnit, - ippmHistoryValue + ippmReportTimestamp, + ippmReportValue } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A notification sent when the duration of contiguous raising - ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold exceeds the ippmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold - value. The index of the included ippmReportSetupDefinition object identifies the - ippmMeasureEntry and the ippmResultSetupEntry that specified the report. + ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold exceeds the + ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold value. - The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue objects saved in the - ippmReportTable for this report. The ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index identifies the - time theses measures results where performed. - " + The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue + object that exceeded the threshold. + + The notification contains the instances of the + ippmReportTimestamp identifying the time the event occurred." ::= { ippmNotifications 2 } ippmCycleOfMeasureReport NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECTS { - ippmReportSetupDefinition, ippmMetricUnit, + ippmHistoryTimestamp, ippmHistoryValue } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A notification sent when a measure cycle completes. - The index of the included ippmReportSetupDefinition object identifies the - ippmMeasureEntry and the ippmResultSetupEntry that specified the report. - The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue objects saved in the - ippmReportTable for this measure cycle. The ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index - identifies the time the measures where performed. - " + The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue + objects saved in the ippmReportTable for this measure cycle. The + ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index identifies the time the + measures where performed." ::= { ippmNotifications 3 } ippmCompletedMeasureReport NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECTS { - ippmReportSetupDefinition, ippmMetricUnit, + ippmHistoryTimestamp, ippmHistoryValue } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A notification sent when a measure completes. - The index of the included ippmReportSetupDefinition object identifies the - ippmMeasureEntry and the ippmResultSetupEntry that specified the report. + The index of the included ippmReportSetupDefinition object + identifies the ippmMeasureEntry and the ippmResultSetupEntry that + specified the report. - The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue objects saved in the - ippmReportTable for this measure cycle. The ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index - identifies the time the measures where performed. - " + The notification contains the instances of the ippmReportValue + objects saved in the ippmReportTable for this measure cycle. The + ippmHistoryTimestamp of the index identifies the time the + measures where performed." ::= { ippmNotifications 4 } + ippmHistoryLogFull NOTIFICATION-TYPE + OBJECTS { + ippmOnHistoryFullAction + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "A notification sent when the history log is full. It indicates + what action is to be taken. If the action is wrap the agent will + write over existing records in the beginning of the log file. If + the action is suspend, the agent halts all recording of measures + in the history table. If the action is resume, the agent begins + writing measures again in the history log" + ::= { ippmNotifications 5 } + + ippmReportLogFull NOTIFICATION-TYPE + OBJECTS { + ippmOnReportFullAction + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "A notification sent when the report log is full. It indicates + what action is to be taken. If the action is wrap the agent will + write over existing records in the beginning of the log file. If + the action is suspend, the agent halts all recording of measures + in the report table. If the action is resume, the agent begins + writing measures again in the report log" + ::= { ippmNotifications 6 } + -- - -- Compliance statements + -- IPPM MIB Conformance statements -- - ippmCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE + ippmCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::={ ippmConformance 1 } + + ippmGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::={ ippmConformance 2 } + + ippmProxyInterDomainCompliances MODULE-COMPLIANCE STATUS current DESCRIPTION - "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which implement the IPPM MIB" + "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which implement the + IPPM MIB as a proxy in interdomain. The implementation of the + VACM control is mandatory." MODULE -- this module - MANDATORY-GROUPS { ippmSystemGroup, ippmMeasureGroup, - ippmNetworkMeasureGroup, ippmHistoryGroup } + MANDATORY-GROUPS { + ippmSystemGroup, ippmMeasureGroup, ippmNetworkMeasureGroup, + ippmHistoryGroup, ippmAggrMeasureGroup, ippmReportGroup, + ippmNotificationGroup + } ::= { ippmCompliances 1 } + ippmProxyCompliances MODULE-COMPLIANCE + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which implement the + IPPM MIB as a proxy." + MODULE -- this module + MANDATORY-GROUPS { + ippmSystemGroup, ippmMeasureGroup, ippmNetworkMeasureGroup, + ippmHistoryGroup, ippmAggrMeasureGroup, ippmReportGroup, + ippmNotificationGroup + } + GROUP ippmOwnersGroup + DESCRIPTION + "The ippmOwnersGroup is needed if VACM is not implemented." + ::= { ippmCompliances 2 } + + ippmProbeCompliances MODULE-COMPLIANCE + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which implement the + IPPM MIB in a probe." + MODULE -- this module + MANDATORY-GROUPS { + ippmSystemGroup, ippmMeasureGroup, ippmNetworkMeasureGroup, + ippmHistoryGroup + } + ::= { ippmCompliances 3 } + + ippmSystemGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmSystemSynchronizationDesc, + ippmSystemTime, + ippmSystemSynchronizationType, + ippmSystemClockResolution, + ippmSystemCurrentSynchronization, + ippmSynchronizationTime, + ippmSynchronizationStratum, + ippmSynchronizationResolution, + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddrType, + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddress, + ippmPointOfMeasureTypePAddress, + ippmPointOfMeasureAddress + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM System Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 1} + + ippmMeasureGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmMetricCapabilities, + ippmMetricUnit, + ippmMetricDescription, + ippmMetricMaxHistorySize, + ippmMeasureName, + ippmMeasureMetrics, + ippmMeasureBeginTime, + ippmMeasureClockPeriodUnit, + ippmMeasureClockPeriod, + ippmMeasureDurationUnit, + ippmMeasureDuration, + ippmMeasureHistorySize, + ippmMeasureStorageType, + ippmMeasureStatus + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM Measure Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 2} + + ippmNetworkMeasureGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmNetworkMeasureSrcTypeP, + ippmNetworkMeasureSrc, + ippmNetworkMeasureDstTypeP, + ippmNetworkMeasureDst, + ippmNetworkMeasureClockPattern, + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate, + ippmNetworkMeasureTimeoutDelay, + ippmNetworkMeasureL3PacketSize, + ippmNetworkMeasureDataPattern + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM Network Measure Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 3} + + ippmHistoryGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmHistorySequence, + ippmHistoryTimestamp, + ippmOnHistoryFullAction, + ippmHistoryValue + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM History Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 4} + + ippmAggrMeasureGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwner, + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryOwnerIndex, + ippmAggrMeasureHistoryMetric + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM AggregatedMeasure Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 5} + + ippmReportGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmReportSetupDefinition, + ippmReportSetupMetricThreshold, + ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold, + ippmReportSetupNMS, + ippmReportSetupNotification, + ippmReportSetupStatus, + ippmReportSequence, + ippmReportTimestamp, + ippmReportValue, + ippmOnReportFullAction + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM Report Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 6} + + ippmOwnersGroup OBJECT-GROUP + OBJECTS { + ippmOwnersOwner, + ippmOwnersGrantedMetrics, + ippmOwnersGrantedRules, + ippmOwnersIpAddress, + ippmOwnersEmail, + ippmOwnersSMS, + ippmOwnersStatus, + ippmOwnersIpAddressType, + ippmResultSharingMeasureOwner, + ippmResultSharingMeasureIndex, + ippmResultSharingGrantedOwner, + ippmResultSharingStatus + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM Owners Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 7} + + ippmNotificationGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP + NOTIFICATIONS { + ippmSingletonAlarm, + ippmCycleOfMeasureReport, + ippmCompletedMeasureReport, + ippmEventsDurationExceededAlarm, + ippmHistoryLogFull, + ippmReportLogFull + } + STATUS current + DESCRIPTION + "The IPPM Notification Group" + ::= { ippmGroups 8} + END - 10. Security Considerations + 9. Security Considerations - 10.1. Privacy + 9.1. Privacy The privacy concerns of network measurement are intrinsically limited by the active measurements. Unlike passive measurements, there can be no release of existing user data. - 10.2. Measurement aspects + 9.2. Measurement aspects Conducting Internet measurements raises both security and privacy concerns. This memo does not specify an implementation of the metrics, so it does not directly affect the security of the Internet nor of applications that run on the Internet. However, implementations of these metrics must be mindful of security and privacy concerns. There are two types of security concerns: potential harm caused by the measurements, and potential harm to the measurements. The @@ -2759,21 +3125,21 @@ measurements will not reflect actual user traffic. If an attacker injects artificial traffic that is accepted as legitimate, the loss rate will be artificially lowered. Therefore, the measurement methodologies SHOULD include appropriate techniques to reduce the probability measurement traffic can be distinguished from "normal" traffic. Authentication techniques, such as digital signatures, may be used where appropriate to guard against injected traffic attacks. - 10.3. Management aspects + 9.3. Management aspects There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB that have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-only. Such objects may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. The support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper protection can have a negative effect on network operations. SNMPv1 by itself is not a secure environment. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPSec), even then, there is no @@ -2784,154 +3150,247 @@ features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework. Specifically, the use of the User-based Security Model RFC 2574 [18] and the View-based Access Control Model RFC 2575 [21] is recommended. It is then a customer/user responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB, is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them. - 11. Document management + 10. Document management - 11.1. Open issues + 10.1. Open issues Describe incompatible bit combinations in IPPMreport and granted metric Run SMIlint. Discussion on the management of the history size. - 11.2. changes since release 00 + 10.2. changes since release 00 - Put in a description of the relationship of certain tables, + + Put in a description of the relationship of certain tables, particularly the measure/network measure/aggregated measure table. - The TC GMTTimeStamp is the common type to define timestamp objects. + + The TC GMTTimeStamp is the common type to define timestamp objects. - ippmHisoryTable index simplified: ippmHistoryTimestamp replaced with - ippmHistorySqceNdx in the index. + + ippmHisoryTable index simplified: ippmHistoryTimestamp replaced + with ippmHistorySqceNdx in the index. - The MIB has been compiled using net-snmp. + + The MIB has been compiled using net-snmp. - Snmpadminstring replaces Displaystring. + + Snmpadminstring replaces Displaystring. - IP addresses defined using INETaddresstype. + + IP addresses defined using INETaddresstype. - Sharing table is optional to permit the VACM framework to be used. + + Sharing table is optional to permit the VACM framework to be used. - The description of the network measure table emphases that the set up - of network measure is not permitted using SNMP. + + The description of the network measure table emphases that the set + up of network measure is not permitted using SNMP. - The TC StandardMetrics is removed and replaced with the table + + The TC StandardMetrics is removed and replaced with the table ippmMetricsTable. - The table pointOfMeasureTable is added to describe multiples + + The table pointOfMeasureTable is added to describe multiples interfaces devices - 5 tables have been changed to read/create: ippmOwnersTable, - ippmMeasureTable, ippmAggregatedMeasureTable, ippmResultSharingTable, - and ippmReportSetupTable. + + 5 tables have been changed to read/create: ippmOwnersTable, + ippmMeasureTable, ippmAggrMeasureTable, ippmResultSharingTable, and + ippmReportSetupTable. + + + IppmHistoryTable and ippmReportTable index reviews: - IppmHistoryTable and ippmReportTable index reviews: IppmHistorySqceNdx field added in the ippmHistoryTable. INDEX modified. IppmHistorySqceNdx replaces IppmHistoryTimemark. - IppmSystem group refurbished: + + IppmSystem group refurbished: IppmSystemTimer renamed ippmSystemTime. Current and last synch event concept generalized in the ippmSynchronizationTable. - 12. References + 10.3. Changes since release 01 + + + Document Format: + Make use of the regular MIB object indentation. + + + Typos correction: ippmMeasureHystorySize and so on. + + + Time unit textual convention: + Enumerations listed in description clauses (e.g. ms, us, ns may + not be universally understood so explicitly named as millisecond, + microsecond, nanosecond) + + + Clarify ClearHistory and ClearReport definition: + OnReportDeliveryClearHistory and OnReportDeliveryClearReport + options + + + Added scalars ippmOnReportFullAction and ippmOnHistoryFullAction: + To take action when the tables are full. A scalar, which is read- + write and indicates the action to be taken when the log is full. + Options are: wrap, suspend, resume. Same was done for report + group. + + + Conformance section: + Added the MODULE-COMPLIANCE macro and the corresponding OBJECT- + GROUPS instances. + Added a compliance instances for proxy mode, proxy inter-domain + mode and probe mode. + + + PointOfMeasure: + Put in ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddrType-> InetAddressType with + ippmPointOfMeasureMgmtAddress-> InetAddress. + Changed point of measure address to be INET also. + + + Took out default point of measure address: + Added OwnersIpAddressType to be in pair with OwnersIpAddress + + + Added ippmSynchronizationResolution in the ppmSynchronizationTable: + It indicates the new time resolution (Henk request). + + + Added an object ippmReportSetupNotification in the report setup. + + + IppmHistoryIndex added in the history table: + + To differentiate the result index from the test packet order. + + + IppmReportIndex added in the report table: + To differentiate the result index from the test packet order. + + + Smilint: with the option -s -l6: + Name length exceeded 32 chars: + Prefix: + + ippmAggregatedMeasure -> ippmAggrMeasure; + + IppmSystemSynchronizationDescription + -> ippmSystemSynchronizationDescr; + + IppmReportSetupEventsDurationThreshold + -> ippmReportSetupDurationThreshold. + + + ippmNotifications identified under ippm + + + TC OwnerString replaced with IppmOwnerString to fix a warning + of the key length; + + + Gain 0 error and warning ! + + + ippmAggrMeasureStatus removed: + The status of the row is managed in the ippmMeasureTable + + + Notifications: + definition clarified; + ippmReportTimestamp added to notification + ippmEventsDurationExceededAlarm, ippmSingletonAlarm, + ippmCycleOfMeasureReport, ippmCompletedMeasureReport. + + + IppmNetworkMeasureEntry : + ippmNetworkMeasurePoissonRate added as the average rates. + + + TypeP redefined as a SnmpAdminString instead of a raw OCTET STRING + e.g: '080000080000000011020000'H -> "ip.ipip4". + open issue: + is there a need to indicate the number of parameters of the + protocol identifier ? "ip.ipip4.2" or "ip.ipip4" ? + + + TypePaddress Textual convention created: + Dst and Src value is a display string instead of a raw OCTET + STRING. It is the list of parameters of a TypeP. + e.g: + Src address TypeP is "ip.ipip4": 128.2.6.7 in 192.168.1.1. + Src value was '0A04C0A801010480020607'H. + Src is now "192.168.1.1 128.2.6.7". + + open issue: + + is there any potential parameter with one or more space + inside ? + + 11. References [1] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996. - [2] Paxson, V., Almes, G., Mahdavi, J. and M. Mathis, "Framework for - IP Performance Metrics", RFC 2330, May 1998. - - [3] Mahdavi J. and V. Paxson, "IPPM Metrics for Measuring + [2] Mahdavi J. and V. Paxson, "IPPM Metrics for Measuring Connectivity", RFC 2678, September 1999. - [4] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way Delay + [3] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way Delay Metric for IPPM", RFC 2679, September 1999. - [5] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way Packet + [4] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way Packet Loss Metric for IPPM", RFC 2680, September 1999. - [6]Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A Round-trip Delay + [5]Almes, G., Kalidindi, S. and M. Zekauskas, "A Round-trip Delay Metric for IPPM.", RFC 2681, September 1999. - [7] Harrington, D., Presuhn, R., and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for + [6] Harrington, D., Presuhn, R., and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks", RFC 2571, April 1999. - [8] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of + [7] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, "Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets", STD 16, RFC 1155, May 1990. - [9] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, + [8] Rose, M., and K. McCloghrie, "Concise MIB Definitions", STD 16, RFC 1212, March 1991. - [10] M. Rose, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the - SNMP", RFC 1215, March 1991. + [9] M. Rose, "A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP", + RFC 1215, March 1991. - [11] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, + [10] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999. - [12] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, + [11] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999. - [13] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, + [12] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., Schoenwaelder, J., Case, J., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999. - [14] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and J. Davin, "Simple + [13] Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M., and J. Davin, "Simple Network Management Protocol", STD 15, RFC 1157, May 1990. - [15] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, + [14] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2", RFC 1901, January 1996. - [16] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, + [15] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Transport Mappings for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1906, January 1996. - [17]Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R., and B. Wijnen, "Message + [16]Case, J., Harrington D., Presuhn R., and B. Wijnen, "Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2572, April 1999. - [18] Blumenthal, U., and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model (USM) + [17] Blumenthal, U., and B. Wijnen, "User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)", RFC 2574, April 1999. - [19] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Protocol + [18] Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S. Waldbusser, "Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1905, January 1996. - [20] Levi, D., Meyer, P., and B. Stewart, "SNMPv3 Applications", RFC + [19] Levi, D., Meyer, P., and B. Stewart, "SNMPv3 Applications", RFC 2573, April 1999. - [21] Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R., and K. McCloghrie, "View-basedAccess + [20] Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R., and K. McCloghrie, "View-basedAccess Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC 2575, April 1999. - [22] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart, "Introduction + [21] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart, "Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework", RFC 2570, April 1999. - 13. Acknowledgments + 12. Acknowledgments A Kerbe. - 14. Authors Addresses + 13. Authors Addresses Emile STEPHAN France Telecom R & D 2 avenue Pierre Marzin F-22307 Lannion cedex Phone: (+ 33) 2 96 05 11 11 Email: emile.stephan@francetelecom.com Jessie Jewitt France Telecom R & D